Old Fashioned Blueberry Muffin Recipe

This is a summertime favorite around our house. It’s my grandma’s blueberry muffin recipe. I call it old fashion because it’s made from scratch and uses shortening. Does that qualify it as old fashion? I don’t know, but I love the ring of it. The fresh veggies and fruits are flowing here in Indiana. A dinner of corn on the cob and these muffins is a perfectly acceptable dinner in the summer.

I’ll post a few pictures and the full recipe at the end if you want to try it. A fair warning though–these muffins are not super sweet. If you love super sweet, turn and go the other way. These remind me of more of a muffin scone hybrid if that makes sense.This is the recipe that I copied on gram’s note paper that I can’t get rid of. I break it out every summer. Just love it.Yes, I measured all the flour out with 1/3 measuring cup because I was too lazy to wash my 1 cup.After making many box muffin mixes, it’s strange to use Crisco in as-is form. I always think, shouldn’t I melt it? This is the only recipe I have that uses shortening. Oh wait. Grandma’s sugar cookie recipe uses it too. Now’s about the time to find some muscle to stir up the batter.Like this.And this.He did ask a couple times why we weren’t using the Kitchenaid mixer and to tell you the truth, I don’t know either. I didn’t tell him that though. I simply replied, “because it’s more fun to watch you stir.”My hubs is a bowl in a china shop so I sent him on his way, thanking him over and over and proceeded with gently folding in the berries.Use an ice cream scoop to drop the dough in the cups. I fill my 3/4 full except I missed one at the top. Also, sprinkle the tops with sugar if you like.Nough’ said. Lesson learned (again). The bonus here is that if you’re making these for a party, you have to eat this one. Right now. It’s simply not fit to be out on the table. (wink)That’s all there is too it.While they are still piping hot, drop a pat of Land O’ Lakes butter on top. Oh. Heaven. Now stand around the counter with your hubs and eat three each. Ok, it might’ve been four.