Classic Blueberry Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 tablespoons butter or 8 tablespoons margarine
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups fresh blueberries (or dried blueberries)
2 teaspoons sugar, for topping (or sugar-cinnamon)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0 F; in a bowl, cream together until light, the butter, sugar, and salt.
Add in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add in baking powder, then add the flour alternately with the milk, beating well after each addition.
Mash 1/2 cup of the blueberries and add them to the batter; stir in the vanilla at the end, along with the whole blueberries.
Mound batter into 12 lightly greased muffin cups, filling each completely to the top (actually over the top; the batter is thick enough that it will hold its shape).
Sprinkle with sugar.
Bake for 30 minutes, or until a pick comes out clean.
Remove muffins from oven, and after 5 minutes remove them from the pan to cool completely on a rack.