Lemon Verbena-Blueberry Muffins

Description

Lemon verbena smells fabulous in the garden and can be dried for potpourri, but it is fragrant and tasty in baked goods as well.

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅓ cup chopped fresh lemon verbena
  • ¼ cup cold butter
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries

Instructions

  1. Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups
  2. or line pan with paper muffin liners. Whisk together the egg
  3. milk
  4. and vanilla extract until smooth; set aside.
  5. Place the flour
  6. sugar
  7. baking powder
  8. salt
  9. and lemon verbena into a food processor. Pulse until the lemon verbena has been finely chopped. Add the butter
  10. and pulse quickly until finely chopped. Pour the flour mixture into a mixing bowl
  11. and stir in the blueberries. Pour in the milk mixture
  12. and stir until just moistened. Fill the prepared muffin cups 3/4 full.
  13. Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed
  14. about 20 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 12

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