Blue Berry Blue
Monday, July 27, 2009
Looking for something fun to do with the kids this week, we recommend you head to Jones Family Farm for some mid-summer blueberry picking. Picking is going on now, and usually lasts through late August.
Harvesting hours:
Tuesday - Saturday
9AM - 5:30PM
Closed Sundays and Mondays
Picking will take place at either Valley Farm or Pumpkinseed Hill. Either call ahead or just follow the signs.
Suzy's favorite old fashioned homemade Blueberry Muffins courtesy of the Jones Family Farm
2 cups flour3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg, well beaten 1 cup milk
1/3 cup cooking oil
1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
1 tablespoon sugar
•Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and 1/4 cup sugar. Combine egg, milk, and shortening and add all at once to flour mixture. Stir until dry ingredients are moist but still lumpy. Fold in blueberries.
•Fill greased muffin pans 2/3 full. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar. Bake in 400 F over about 25 minutes.
Yield: 1 dozen muffins.
606 Walnut Tree Hill Road,
Shelton, CT
929-8425
jonesfamilyfarm.com
Harvesting hours:
Tuesday - Saturday
9AM - 5:30PM
Closed Sundays and Mondays
Picking will take place at either Valley Farm or Pumpkinseed Hill. Either call ahead or just follow the signs.
Suzy's favorite old fashioned homemade Blueberry Muffins courtesy of the Jones Family Farm
2 cups flour3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg, well beaten 1 cup milk
1/3 cup cooking oil
1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
1 tablespoon sugar
•Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and 1/4 cup sugar. Combine egg, milk, and shortening and add all at once to flour mixture. Stir until dry ingredients are moist but still lumpy. Fold in blueberries.
•Fill greased muffin pans 2/3 full. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar. Bake in 400 F over about 25 minutes.
Yield: 1 dozen muffins.
606 Walnut Tree Hill Road,
Shelton, CT
929-8425
jonesfamilyfarm.com
