Recipe(tried): Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins (repost) - other suggestions for Roxie, Utah

Hi again Roxie :-) I wanted to suggest these muffins as a go-along with the Chicken Salad. This is also an excellent recipe. You could make them in miniature muffin tins, rather than the normal size muffin tins so each lady could have just a small taste. I was thinking that you might also want to offer chilled bottled water since some people don't care for iced tea, or that they may be really thirsty. I expect that the weather might be very hot and dry and that people might just want some cold water to quench their thirst. I also found, on the internet but not tried, some miniature desserts that you may want to consider. I will post those next. I have not made a miniature version of these but I think it should work. Here is the recipe for the muffins.

Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins
Recipe is from How to Bake, by Nick Malgieri, HarperCollins, 1995.

"It's cakelike and one of my favorites. Be sure to use paper muffin cups and grease the tops of the pan, as well."

8 tbsp (1 stick) soft unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups sugar, plus more for sprinkling the tops of the muffins
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour (preferably bleached)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup buttermilk or milk
1 pint blueberries, rinsed, drained and dried

One 12-cavity muffin pan with paper liners

1. Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F.

2. Cream the butter with the sugar and salt by hand or with an electric mixer until light. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until smooth. Mix the flour and baking powder together well and stir into the batter alternating with the buttermilk.

3. Crush a quarter of the berries and stir into the batter; fold in the remaining berries whole.

4. Spoon the batter into the muffin pan. Sprinkle the tops with some sugar.

5. Bake the muffins about 30 minutes, until well risen and deep golden. Cool the muffins in the pan. (For miniature muffins, I would check for doneness at about 15 minutes.)