Blackberry and Vanilla Muffins

So the other night [I have a feeling most posts will start out with "the other night...". Why? Because in my family we all have this odd tendency to pull out a cookbook at 9 or 10 at night to bake something..] I decided I needed to bake something non-chocolate and possibly muffinish. My current favourite cookbook being the one my sister got me for Christmas, The Golden Book of Baking, it was the one I obviously pulled from my shelf. [yes, i already have a shelf of my own cookbooks...] However before I could settle on these muffins, I had to spend half an hour or more searching through the whole house looking for mom's madeleine pan, because I wanted to try making them more. But sadly, they will have to wait for a different day. Even though I know I saw the pan while unpacking kitchen stuff after moving in September, [moving really is one of the most annoying things ever...] it was nowhere to be found.

So without further ado, delightful and "the perfect anti-racist" [as my best friend declared them to be when she saw them] muffins. With my twist of course, because I rarely follow recipes exactly. [who does?]

Blackberry and Vanilla Muffins

The Golden Book of Baking

2 c. whole wheat flour

3/4 c. sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

1/8 tsp. salt

1/2 c. milk

1/2 c. yogurt [I used black cherry. the recipe called for sour cream]

2 large eggs

1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted

1 tsp. vanilla extract *

1/2 c. fresh or frozen blackberries

Preheat oven to 350F and line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper baking cups. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Beat the milk, sour cream, eggs, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl until just blended. Stir the milk mixture into the dry ingredients, followed by the blackberries. Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, filling each one three-quarters full. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown and firm to the touch. [Took 35 minutes for me.] Serve warm or at room temperature.

* [I think a stronger vanilla taste would have been wonderful.]