Blue Blueberry Muffins?

I love to bake. Everyone knows that about me. I used to bake all the time when I was living with my parents; it was so easy as my mom has every baking dish and utensil you could imagine. I could whip up cookies like it was nothing.

Since I've moved, however, it's been a bit tougher to fulfill my craving to bake. Let's just say my kitchen isn't exactly user-friendly. I mean, we have a few pots for the stove, and the appliances work (for the most part), but as far as mixing bowls, measuring cups and spoons, spatulas, and pans go, not so much.

So today I was on a mission. A mission to bake. And that I did.

It all started at work, around lunch time, when I was hungry of course. I started perusing recipezaar.com, my usual recipe hotspot, and it was just recipe after recipe of delicious cakes and breads that I wanted to make. But keeping in mind my kitchen situation I decided to start with a simple recipe.

Blueberry Buttermilk Muffins. One mixing bowl, one baking pan, one spoon. Simple yet delicious.

A short trip to the grocery store to pick up the necessary ingredients and a muffin pan and I was ready to go. My night consisted of The Bachelor and muffin-making. GLORIOUS. Aside from the fact that they turned blue, the muffins were AWESOME. So good. For money-saving purposes I used frozen blueberries and let them thaw before adding to the muffins (hence the blue color); apparently you're supposed to leave them frozen. Note to self.

I've probably got you all craving blueberry muffins now so I will post this oh-so-wonderful recipe with my substitutions for your enjoyment:

Blueberry Buttermilk Muffins
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, beaten (I used egg beaters)
1 cup buttermilk (I used light buttermilk)
4 ounces butter or 1/2 cup canola oil (I used light butter)
1 1/2 cups blueberries
1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)

Directions:
Sift dry ingredients together in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk eggs, buttermilk and butter that has been melted and browned slightly. Make a well in dry ingredients and pour in liquid ingredients, mixing quickly. Fold in blueberries. Spoon batter into greased muffin cups and bake till golden brown. Bake at 400 F for 20 -30 minutes.