How do you sweeten blueberries for muffins?

Toss them in sugar, honey, or maple syrup, along with a little fresh juice or alcohol (an herbal liqueur, like elderflower spirit, would be great). You don’t need a lot to get the berries rocking; a quarter- to a half-cup of juice or booze, and about double the amount of sugar, is all you need.

How do you make Mary Berry blueberry muffins?

Ingredients

1 3/4 cup plus 1 TBS (250g) self rising flour.
1 teaspoon baking powder.
3 1/2 TBS (50g) butter, at room temperature.
6 1/2 TBS (75g) caster sugar (fine granulated sugar)
3/4 cup (175g) blueberries.
the finely grated zest of one lemon.
2 large free range eggs, beaten.
9 fluid ounces (250ml) milk.

How do you prevent blueberries from bleeding in muffins?

Coating the berries with a spoonful of the recipe’s dry ingredients prevents sinking. Instead, it helps the berries adhere to the batter, keeping them well distributed throughout the muffin. And if you’re using frozen blueberries, the flour will also help minimize how much the berries bleed into the batter.

How do you keep blueberries from bleeding in muffins?

Prevent the blue from bleeding

A stash of blueberries in the freezer means summertime baking is possible all year long.
A quick rinse can make all the difference.
Be gentle when patting the blueberries dry, as they can be quite fragile!
Make sure not to overmix the muffin batter, or the blueberry juice will still bleed.

Why did my blueberry muffins not rise?

Too Much Flour. This is one of the most common reason why muffins do not rise. When you add too much flour, you are changing the ratio of liquid to leavening ingredients to flour which means you are changing the texture, how long the muffins will bake, and how high they will rise.

What flour is best for muffins?

Cake Flour: The flour with the lowest protein content (5 to 8 percent). The relative lack of gluten-forming proteins makes cake flour ideal for tender baked goods, such as cakes (of course), but also biscuits, muffins and scones.