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PBS 109: Blueberry Muffins and The Stud Muffin

Jun 24, 2009 | From the kitchen of Rose

Here are my two favorite muffins: My version of the traditional blueberry muffin and a giant size muffin/bread I call the Stud Muffin because it is studded with cheese which creates lacy cheese lined holes in the crumb and crunchy/chewy caramelized cheese on the crust. (YUM!)

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Sorry, the difference is between the recipes in the BB and the Pdf format on this site

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Hi, I'm planning to bake some blueberry muffins and got confused on the amount of flour used. When i compare the recipes in the bread bible and in the pbs video/this site everything looks exactly the same except for the flour. In the BB the amount is 1 cup and in the video it's 3/4 cup. Which one should I use?

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Hi John,
Yes you can use frozen blueberries. Rose wrote in The Bread Bible on page 568 that the frozen blueberries should be added frozen. If you defrost them, they can bleed into the batter.

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I live in India so fresh blueberries are next to impossible - will frozen work nad how will it effect the recipe?

John

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Ollie D. Miller
Ollie D. Miller
07/02/2009 04:04 PM

Fist time here...Stud Muffin looks wonderful, but where do I find the recipe?

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I made the blueberry muffins last night (to my husband's surprise because I just got done making a wedding cake - what can I say? I love baking!) :o)

I couldn’t resist tasting one after it had cooled for an hour. It was delicious. They looked great. Blueberries in every bite, nice and round on top (which doesn’t come off when you remove them from the muffin pan), and great texture. My only change: I used orange zest instead of lemon zest. Would definitely make these again!

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You can buy tiny bags of bleached flour for around a $1 in most stores. It doesn't need to be frozen like whole grain flours.

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Thanks so much for the reply, Rose. I read the posts and it seemed like most of the bleached flour hesitation was due to health concerns. In my case, it's more practicality -- I just don't have room to store more types of flour in my pantry or freezer. But I do keep pastry flour on hand. I wonder if that would be a compromise, or would the protein content be too low for some reason? Thanks again!

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I found the recipe in one of my books. It's in the Bread Bible. I watched video last night. The muffins look yummy. Can't wait to try them (will have to be after the wedding cake project this wknd though).

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please put the words bleached flour into the search box and you will get lots of information as to why it may be called for and what happens when you use unbleached in cake baking. for muffins you may be able to get away with using unbleached but they will not be as tender.

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I'd love to try the blueberry muffins but have a question about the use of the bleached flour, as I rarely see that called for in recipes and so never bake with it. I'm wondering if it's possible to substitute unbleached all-purpose, or make a modification to the ingredients to accommodate the switch. Thanks for any ideas!

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Thanks Rachelino. Is that from TPPB?

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I love blueberry muffins (I've tried the one in Bakewise - loved the taste, but didn't like the fact that they flattened on top; I've also tried Flo Braker's - loved them). I haven't watched the video yet so please excuse me if my question is redundant... Where can I find the recipe for Rose's blueberry muffins?

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Oy vey. My husband would be so happy if I baked him some Stud Muffins! Rose, that is an absolute winner - I cannot wait to make it. The restaurant and bakery around the corner has some fabulous baked goods (including my favorite scone - cornmeal olallieberry) and he asks if they have cheese biscuits left before we even sit down. They appear very close in taste and ingredients to these stud-ly muffins.

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I remember watching the Stud Muffin episode on PBS a few years back. I was so impressed by it that I made it the same day. It was delicious!!

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