This is my first post in three weeks! My gardener and I have been touring Montana (more on that in another post). We bought a pound of wild huckleberries from a roadside stand. My gardener thought they were a little pricey ($10/lb) but what the heck... we were on vacation and I wanted to try them!
If you go out to pick huckelberries in Montana, you'll have some fierce competition: BEARS! Wild huckleberries are a real treat to the bears... that's another reason I think these were worth $10/lb!
Here they are... beautiful dark purple huckleberries. A bit smaller than blueberries and more tart. These will be a perfect substitution for Mom's Blueberry Muffins.
Sift and add flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into some melted butter. Add an egg and milk and beat until smooth. Fold in huckleberries.
Fill paper-lined muffin tins and bake at 375F for 20 minutes.
Mmm, so good with a glass of milk!
This recipe can easily be doubled and blueberries (or your berry of choice) can be substituted for the huckleberries.
Karen, these are really gorgeous muffins.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had fun. :) I've never tried huckleberries, I wonder if I can find them around here.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering where you'd been!! I've always wanted to try a huckleberry :D Your muffins sound delicious.
ReplyDeleteMissed you round here. The muffins sound wonderful. I never see huckleberries here. I wish I could try them!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a wonderful trip! I've never even seen huckleberries. They looks great and I'm glad the bears didn't get these.
ReplyDeleteI love wild huckleberries; I get to have them sometime when I'm dining out in the nice restaurants (usually fall/winter menus). My husband brought me a jar of wild huckleberry preserves recently from a business trip but I really wish I could get some fresh ones to cook with. The muffins with wild huckleberries sound incredible!
ReplyDeleteI've never even seen huckleberries before- those muffins look awesome!
ReplyDeleteHooray, you're back. I used to have to go pick huckleberries when I was a kid. My parents/grandparents MADE US...never mind the bears...what they said was "be careful of bears". I was 10 for crying out loud. They just "pssshaw" me when I complain, even now. LOL
ReplyDeleteLove huckleberries, your muffins look good enought to eat!
I've never baked with huckleberries. Your muffins make me think I should change that.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Karen! Hope you had a fun tour. Your huckleberry muffins looks wonderful! I just went huckleberry & wild blueberry picking last week out here.. aren't they yummy?! ;-)
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Karen! I've missed you. I hope you had a wonderful trip.
ReplyDeleteOh MY those Huckleberry Muffins look divine! Your gardener is VERY lucky. :) xo ~m.
I am so jealous - I love huckleberries but can't find them here. The muffins look amazing.
ReplyDeleteThese are some delicious looking muffins, Karen... I'd say they are worth $10 if you don't have to watch for bears!
ReplyDeleteGlad you all had such a good trip- it's good to have you back though!
Thought I'd peek back at last August to see what you were up to and found this little jewel. We're planning another huckleberry hike soon, and this recipe will come in handy. :)
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