BLUEBERRY & ALMOND MUFFINS

Blueberry & Almond Muffins image

Provided by gazelleie

Time 45m

Yield Makes Muffins

Number Of Ingredients 8

100g ground almonds
100g caster sugar
2 eggs
100g self-raising flour
1 tbsp milk
100g butter
3 drops vanilla essence
3 small handfuls of blueberries

Steps:

Preheat oven to 180c/fan.
To make the almond paste mix ground almonds, sugar and eggs, until it makes a reasonably thick mix.
Next, in a large separate bowl cream the butter until soft and creamy.
Then scrape the almond paste into the butter and mix thoroughly.
Add the flour. The mixture will become very stiff but don't worry. Just add the milk and vanilla essence. Add the blueberries and mix carefully.
Spoon about a tablespoon of the mixture into the cupcake cases and place the tray into the centre of the oven.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until slightly golden and a skewer comes clean out of the muffin when poked.
Take out of the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Then enjoy with some fresh blueberries on the side.