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This saskatoon muffin recipe is absolutely delicious and perfect for making for breakfast. When fresh saskatoon berries are in season these saskatoon muffins are a must bake!

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I also make this muffin recipe usingrhubarband raspberries too!

While geocaching at the beach on Canada Day we stumbled upon a Saskatoon tree. We just had to pick them! They are very similar to blueberries but with more seeds and not quite as sweet. So we improvised and used Isaiah’s hat as a bucket and I whipped these up when we got home.

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Ingredients needed to make these muffins:

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 cup fresh saskatoons (blueberries make a good substitute!)

Topping:

  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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How to make this saskatoon muffin recipe:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Combine flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in fruit. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.

3. To Make Crumb Topping: Mix together sugar, flour, butter, and cinnamon. Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking.

4. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done.

We take this recipe camping too. I pre-measure and package all of the ingredients before combining while camping and baking in our new Coleman Oven. You could also bake them slowly over the campfire in a foil muffin tin. Just be sure to adjust the baking time as necessary and watch that the bottoms don’t burn.

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Yield: 12

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

This saskatoon muffin recipe is absolutely delicious and perfect for making for breakfast. When these berries are in season these muffins are a must bake!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 cup fresh saskatoons (or blueberries)
  • Topping:
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions


    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

    2. Combine flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in fruit. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.

    3. To Make Crumb Topping: Mix together sugar, flour, butter, and cinnamon. Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking.

    4. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done.

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FAQs

What is the secret to high muffins? ›

Chilling your muffin batter overnight in the fridge is the BEST thing you can do for amazing muffins. It makes them more moist, tender, and TALLER! It's very similar to chilling cookie dough, which if you know me you know I'm obsessed with chilling cookie dough. Think of it like marinating.

What is the setting for muffin? ›

Muffins require a hot oven, between 375°F and 425°F.

How to doctor box muffin mix? ›

Add Fresh or Frozen Fruit to the Batter

Add strawberries to chocolate muffins. You can even experiment with crushed pineapple and mandarin oranges to add a citrus twist to your favorite muffins. We recommend adding 1/2 to 1 cup of fresh or frozen (thawed and drained) fruit. Gently fold into the batter.

What does adding an extra egg do to muffins? ›

If there isn't enough egg, your batter or dough may not be able to hold its structure or could end up overly dry or dense. On the other hand, if there is too much egg, your baked goods could lose their shape due to excess liquid, or have a rubbery (or even overly cakey) texture depending on the recipe.

How do you keep muffins moist and fluffy? ›

How to Make Homemade Muffins Moist: Our Top Tips
  1. Tips to Make Homemade Muffins Moist.
  2. Keep Wet and Dry Ingredients Separately.
  3. Add All Flavorings Last.
  4. Consider Paper Liners.
  5. Don't Overfill the Muffin Cups.
  6. Check the Temperature of Your Oven.
  7. Test if Muffins Are Fully Cooked.
  8. Top Your Muffins with Flavor.
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Should blueberry muffin batter be thick or thin? ›

A thick and lumpy muffin batter is good. The lumps will go away when they bake. I recommend mixing by hand, using a spatula or wooden spoon because it's easy to over mix using a hand or stand mixer. Most normal baking it's okay to mix until the batter is smooth, but this should be avoided with muffins.

Should I coat blueberries in flour for 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.

What not to do when making muffins? ›

Overmixing the batter.

When you overmix the batter, it crushes the air bubbles and ruins the fluffy texture. → Follow this tip: To ensure a batch of light, fluffy muffins, mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients until just barely combined, and no more dry flour is visible.

Should I bake muffins at 350 or 375? ›

Ideal Muffin Cooking Temperature

As stated above, different flours, swaps and add-ins can impact muffin cooking time and should be taken into account when making your baked treat. That being said, the standard oven temperature for baking desserts like quick breads and muffins is commonly set to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Are muffins better with oil or butter? ›

It is possible to replace oil with butter in a muffin recipe as generally most muffin recipes are quite forgiving and you may find that butter gives a better flavour.

Is water or milk better for muffins? ›

Muffin FAQs

We recommend using water; however we know that some Makers prefer to use milk to make muffins. Using milk can change the texture of the muffin to be more like a cupcake.

How do you make boxed muffins taste like a bakery? ›

Spices and Flavorings. Give your muffin or pancake mix an extra kick by adding a teaspoon or two of your favorite powdered spice. Some of my go-to additions are cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice, and allspice. But have some fun and figure out what works best with your mix.

How do I make my muffin rise higher? ›

Start the oven on high

Bake your muffins at 400°F for the first 5 minutes, then drop the temperature to the more standard 350°F for the remainder of the bake time. This method sparks the leavening agents (especially baking powder) in the batter to react quicker, creating that gorgeously risen top.

Why don't my muffins rise high? ›

Not enough leavening agent. This can happen with unsifted flour (sifting also helps incorporate air), using the wrong type of flour (especially if the recipe calls for self-raising), or using old or improperly-stored flour or baking soda/powder.

How can I make my cupcakes rise higher? ›

You can try self-rising flour and baking soda to get perfect rise on cupcakes, but for cupcakes to have an even rise, You can try use measuring tools. Cookie or an ice cream scoop. You can also try 2 to 3 tablespoon of batter to make even cup cake.

What makes muffins peak? ›

Peaked Tops
  1. Ingredients were overmixed. SOLUTION. ...
  2. Too much batter in muffin cup. SOLUTION. ...
  3. Uneven oven heating. SOLUTION. ...
  4. Oven temperature too hot. SOLUTION. ...
  5. At high altitudes, leavening gases expand more and liquids foam more quickly, causing muffins to rise more during baking. SOLUTION.

What helps muffins to rise? ›

Muffins rise due to the expansion of gases, such as carbon dioxide, created by the interaction of baking powder, baking soda, or yeast (depending on the recipe you are using) with moisture and heat. Baking tall and fluffy muffins requires a combination of precision and intuition.

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