Blueberry Almond Farina Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup chopped almonds (or walnuts or pecans)
• 1 cup farina (cream of wheat, any type)
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup 1% low-fat buttermilk
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1/2 cup smart balance butter spread or 1/2 cup other regular tub margarine, melted
• 1 cup blueberries (a 6 oz. package, (or more)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 combine ingredients for topping and set aside.
• 3 whisk farina, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
• 4 take out 1 tbsp of the dry mixture and coat the blueberries.
• 5 combine wet ingredients.
• 6 add wet ingredients to dry. mix 10 strokes, add blueberries, and mix 3 more strokes. you will have a more tender product if you resist the urge to keep stirring.
• 7 fill cups of muffin pan 3/4 full, and sprinkle with topping.
• 8 bake 12-13 minutes, or until muffins are golden brown and tester comes out clean.