My attempt at blueberry fritters

A huge thanks to Kate at Cooking During Stolen Moments for the yummy recipe she posted for Blueberry Fritters. I think we've been in the same situation as Kate---in blueberry overdrive---so I've been freezing the blueberries and finding ways to use them. Today for breakfast I took a shot at the fritters. I did deviate just slightly from the recipe by using a simple milk and powdered sugar icing (with a couple drops of lemon juice) instead of just sprinkling with powdered sugar.
I give this recipe big thumbs up! The only caution I would give is to just cook one as your test fritter first to make sure you have the temperature right. What I thought was medium on my stove appears to be medium-high...and my first couple of fritters weren't done on the inside.

Thanks Kate, for a recipe that I think will not only be used again, but I think could be very versatile---we'll have to substitute apples and add some cinnamon come fall!

Birthday Blueberry Muffins

My lil guy, Big K, is 4 today. His favorite fruit is blueberries. So in his honor today, I made Big K's Birthday Blueberry Muffins.

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup sour cream
  
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Cooking spray

Preheat oven to 400°. Combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl. Make a well in center of flour mixture. Combine milk and next 5 ingredients; add to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Add blueberries and stir just until blueberries are mixed in. Use a 1/4 cup measure to pour batter into muffin tin coated with cooking spray. Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden. Remove muffins to wire racks to cool. Makes 12 muffins.

Grilled Chicken Breasts with Blueberry Barbecue

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1T olive oil

sauce-

1 pint fresh blueberries
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
2T honey
3T ketchup
1T liquid smoke
1/2t garlic powder

Place all sauce ingredients in a pan and bring to a boil on the stove top. Then reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Sauce will thicken.

Meanwhile, preheat grill to medium high. Brush chicken will olive oil and grill about 8 minutes per side until cooked. Baste chicken with sauce in last few minutes of grilling. Serve additional sauce on the side.


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Blueberry Syrup

I'm using up some of the blueberries I bought today in a blueberry and spinach salad, tossed in a vinaigrette made with blueberry syrup, apple cider vinegar and olive oil. I'm making the syrup tonight to use part of it for the vinaigrette, and then I will freeze the rest for next week when we do pancakes for dinner.

Blueberry Syrup

2 cups of fresh blueberries, rinsed
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup water
splash of vanilla (optional)
1T lemon juice

Bring blueberries, sugar, water and vanilla (if using) to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until mixture has thickened. Strain through seive or use as is. Add lemon juice.

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