Recipe: Out-of-the-Blues Muffins (blueberry muffins using orange juice and yogurt)

OUT-OF-THE-BLUES MUFFINS

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (8 ounce) container low fat vanilla yogurt
1 3/4 cups washed blueberries (about 6 ounces)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat 12 muffin pan cups with cooking spray or line with paper baking cups.

In a large bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the sugar and mix well. (You're aiming to mix the wet and dry ingredients together as little as possible, so mix the dry ingredients thoroughly now, while they're dry.)

In a small bowl, beat the egg, then add juice, oil, vanilla and yogurt and mix well.

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, stirring just until combined. Fold in the blueberries. Spoon into muffin cups.

Bake at 400 degrees for 18 minutes. Remove muffins from pan as soon as you can handle them; otherwise moisture condenses on the bottom of the cups and they become soggy.

Makes 12 muffins
Source: Mood Food by Jane Eldershaw