Ingredients

  • 1 cup all purpose flour, sifted
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour, un-sifted
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar or raw sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup toasted pecans, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten with 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
  • 1 cup fresh or solidly frozen blueberries

Method

  • Preheat oven to 400F.
  • Lightly grease 12 standard-size muffin pan cups or spritz with nonstick cooking spray, or if you prefer, insert a crinkly muffin liner into each cup.
  • Set pans aside.
  • Combine first five ingredients (all-purpose flour through salt) in medium mixing bowl.
  • Add pecans, toss well, then make well in center of dry ingredients and set aside.
  • Whisk milk, butter and egg mixture in small bowl until smooth, then mix in blueberries.
  • Pour into well in dry ingredients, and stir only enough to combinespecks of flour should be visible in batter.
  • Spoon batter into muffin pans, dividing amount equallyeach muffin pan cup will be approximately two-thirds full, though occasionally a bit more or a bit less.
  • Slide onto middle oven shelf and bake 20 to 25 minutes until muffins have risen and their tops are nicely rounded and evenly browned.
  • Serve oven-hot with plenty of unsalted butter.