THE RITZ-CARLTON'S BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
This recipe came to The Times by way of Marian Burros in a 1985 article about the famous muffins served at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Boston. The hotel has been serving blueberry muffins since it opened in 1927, but in 1971, then pastry chef Charles Bonino set out to develop a better recipe. One of the city's best-known department stores, Gilchrist's - long since closed - was renowned for its version, so Mr. Bonino bought dozens of the muffins over the years and would analyze and and try to replicate them. He was never totally happy with the results, even if the guests were. Gunther Moesinger, the pastry chef who succeeded Mr. Bonino in 1982, again made more changes, swapping out shortening for butter, increasing the eggs and blueberries and reducing the baking powder. This recipe is an adaptation of Mr. Moesinger's recipe which results in a plump, crusty-topped muffin. They're best eaten the day they are made. (After this article ran, a reader wrote in to argue that the department store Jordan Marsh's blueberry muffins were the best in Boston, not these. That recipe is here, so you can decide for yourself.)
Provided by Marian Burros
Categories breakfast, side dish
Time 40m
Yield 15 to 16 large muffins
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 425 degrees.
- Mix all dry ingredients together. Stir in eggs, milk and butter; do not overmix. Carefully stir in berries.
- Grease the top of large muffin tins. Insert paper cups and spoon batter to the top of the paper cups. Sprinkle generously with sugar.
- Reduce heat to 400 degrees, place muffin tins on middle shelf of oven. Bake about 25 minutes, until muffins are golden brown. Remove from muffin tins and cool.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 248, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 37 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 161 milligrams, Sugar 14 grams, TransFat 0 grams
JORDAN MARSH-INSPIRED BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
Categories Breakfast Brunch Dessert Kid-Friendly Quick & Easy Blueberry Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield 12 muffins
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a standard 12-cup muffin tin; or line the tin with papers, and grease the papers.
- In a medium-sized bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until well combined.
- Add the eggs one at a time, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl and beating well after each addition.
- Beat in the baking powder, salt, and vanilla.
- Add the flour alternately with the milk, beating gently just to combine. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl.
- Mash 1/2 cup of the blueberries. Add the mashed and whole berries to the batter, stirring just to combine and distribute.
- Scoop the batter by the heaping 1/4-cupful into the prepared muffin pan; a muffin scoop works well here.
- Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon granulated sugar atop each muffin, if desired. It's traditional-go for it!
- Bake the muffins for about 30 minutes, until they're light golden brown on top, and a toothpick inserted into the middle of one of the center muffins comes out clean.
- Remove the muffins from the oven, loosen their edges from the pan, and after about 5 minutes transfer them to a rack to cool.
JORDAN MARSH FAMOUS BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins were once a staple and tradition in Boston. I thought I would pass on this recipe for those who may remember the store and love a great muffin. I've also made these just as muffin tops (see photo).
Provided by dojemi
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 12 muffins
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy; add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
- In a second bowl, combine all dry ingredients. (You can use an electric mixer to combine the dry ingredients thoroughly at this point so that you won't need to over mix once the wet and dry ingredients are combined).
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed butter and sugar mixture along with the milk and vanilla.
- Optionally, mash 1/2 cup of the blueberries, and stir in by hand (this will turn batter a light shade of blue and add a touch of blueberry flavor, but this step may be skipped, if you wish). I usually skip that step.
- Add the remaining whole berries and stir in gently by hand.
- Spray a 12 muffin baking pan with Baker's Joy (or other non-stick spray).
- Fill greased muffin cups 3/4 full.
- Sprinkle sugar on top of unbaked muffins.
- Bake at 375°F for 25-30 minutes.
- Cool in pan.
- Run a knife around the edge of each muffin after several minutes to free it from the pan and cool on wire racks.
- If desired, brushed with melted butter and sprinkled with additional sugar. IMO opinion, the more sugar the better - it gives the top a nice crunch.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 254.2, Fat 9.1, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 52.8, Sodium 242.7, Carbohydrate 39.9, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 22, Protein 3.8
JORDAN MARSH STYLE BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
These are delicious especially made with Maine wild blueberries. A very nice, moist muffin. You may substitute butter for some or all of the shortening if you desire.
Provided by Anne Elizabeth
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes Blueberry Muffin Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Lightly grease 12 muffin cups.
- In a large bowl, cream together shortening and 1 cup sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt, and stir into egg mixture alternately with the milk. Fold in blueberries. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake in preheat oven for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and bake for 30 minutes more, until golden.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 257.9 calories, Carbohydrate 39.4 g, Cholesterol 31.8 mg, Fat 9.9 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 173.4 mg, Sugar 22.1 g
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