Blueberry-Ginger-Rum Muffins

Greetings good people! It's only 2 weeks into the fall semester and I'm burnt out =_=. You know that feeling: You go to sleep at 2am, not because you were studying, but because you were watching Breaking Bad. You think to yourself "yeah, I can finish those last 12 pages of class reading if I wake up at 7am. 5 hours of sleep is plenty." Wishful thinking. You wake up dead tired and can't focus enough to meditate on what Justice Scalia or some other guy is rambling about. You rush off to class unprepared, praying that you won't be called on. These muffins will give you a nice kick in the morning when you have that last minute reading to finish or a looming deadline. I'm not saying that you should abandon the coffee, but you should definitely be in a better mood in the mornings, ready to tackle homework, after eating these muffins:).

WHAT YOU NEED:

A. 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

B. 3/4 cup white sugar

C. 1/2 teaspoon salt

D. 2 teaspoons baking powder

E. 1/3 cup vegetable oil

F. 1 egg

G. 1/3 cup milk

1 cup fresh blueberries

3 tablespoons of chopped ginger

1 teaspoon of white sugar or until sweet (for the ginger)

1 teaspoon of imitation rum

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine ingredients A through D. Place vegetable oil (E) into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg (F) and enough milk (G) to fill the cup. Mix this with the flour mixture. If the mixture seems too stiff/thick, add about 1-2 more teaspoons of milk. Mix your ginger with the 1 teaspoon of sugar or until sweet. Stir your ginger-sugar mixture, imitation rum, and vanilla extract into the batter. Fold in the blueberries with the mixture.  (200 degrees C). 

Grease muffin cups and fill about 3/4ths full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the oven, or until a knife comes out clean.

And VIOLA! Deliciously, spicy, rich, fruity, creamy, non-alcoholic muffins. If your muffins are a little too tart because of the blueberries, pat the top of the muffins with a damp paper towel and coat in sugar.

Enjoy the day and I'll see you next week!