How to Convert Blueberry Muffin Recipe to Vanilla Muffin Recipe

How to Convert Blueberry Muffin Recipe to Vanilla Muffin Recipe - Cupcakes with cream and berries with mint

I tried this recipe with good results.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/blueberry-coffee-cake-muffins-recipe/index.html

So I decided to make plain vanilla muffins using the same recipe except for adding blueberries. However, the texture was not the same - I am guessing this is because of the reduced moisture content from the missing blueberries.

Can someone please guide me as to what I should modify to make up for the reduced moisture (assuming that is the cause)?

Many thanks

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Best Answer

Blueberries are mostly water (~74%) and your recipe calls for a pint of them. Blueberries are roughly spherical, so they will pack into a container with a density of around 64%.

The recipe comes from a site in the US, so a pint is, presumably, ~473ml. One thing I don't know is how much liquid blueberries transfer to the batter while they are cooking. If they transfer somewhere between 25% and 75% of their water content, then you are looking to replace between 56ml and 168ml of liquid (i.e. roughly between a quarter and three quarters of a US cup).

Since there is already milk in the recipe, you might just as well add extra milk.



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Can I add blueberries to vanilla muffin mix?

Combination of texture and flavor is what makes these muffins the best! Vanilla goes so well in a muffin that is bursting with juicy sweet blueberries.

What to add to muffin mix to make it taste better?

Box Muffin Add-Ins
  • Add fresh or frozen berries! Your berry muffin mix will definitely have some berries included, but the more the berrier. ...
  • add zest! Zest a lemon, an orange, or a lime and stir the zest into the batter for a burst of citrus.
  • fill with cream cheese! ...
  • fill with jam or fruit curd!


    • What makes muffins light and fluffy?

    Having eggs, butter, and milk at room temperature helps them form a smooth mixture that traps air and expands when heated in the oven. That expansion makes your muffins fluffy and light.

    What is the secret to making moist muffins?

    use butter AND oil -butter makes things tasty but oil makes things moist. So use both! don't mix the batter more than 12 times ; and. don't bake for longer than 20 minutes.


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    Answer 2

    I LOVE Chris Steinbach's answer for it's thoroughness and while adding some quantity of liquid may improve the texture of this muffin, you can compare the liquid requirement for another non-fruited muffins to this one - particularly one that includes sour cream.

    It also would be a good idea to bake a sample muffin to check for the proper texture before committing the whole batch.

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