Three Ingredient Blueberry Muffin

From WP, this is a pretty weird recipe that I probably won't ever try but I'm saving it because it's interesting. It uses softened ice cream as an ingredient for blueberry muffins. It's called 3-Ingredient but it also has two optional ingredients. This uses self-rising flour but if you don't have any (I've never used self-rising flour) it has a recipe for "homemade" self rising flour which is below.

Ingredients

Generous 1 1/3 cups (255 grams) vanilla ice cream, such as Haagen Dazs brand, softened (see NOTE)
1 cup (130 grams) self-rising flour or see recipe below
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest (optional)
3/4 cup (105 grams) fresh blueberries
Turbinado sugar, for sprinkling (optional)

Instructions

1. Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees. Grease a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray or line with muffin liners.

2. In a large bowl, using a wooden spoon, soften the ice cream until it is the consistency of soft serve, then combine it with the flour and lemon zest, if using, until mostly incorporated (few bits and bobs of flour is okay). Gently fold in the blueberries, working to distribute them evenly but trying to not crush them. The batter will be very thick.

3. Portion a scant 1/4 cup of the batter into each well of the muffin tin and sprinkle the tops with the turbinado sugar, if using. Bake for 30 to 33 minutes, or until the tops of the muffins are golden and domed and a tester inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean.

4. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool to warm or completely before unmolding. Eat warm or at room temperature.

NOTE: Make sure when you soften the ice cream, it is scoopable, but not becoming ice cream soup. Smooshing solid ice cream with a wooden spoon will help achieve the right consistency.

 

Homemade Self-Rising Flour

Self rising flour is basically pre-mixed flour and baking powder and salt. It's simply a substitute for using those ingredients individually. Homemade self rising flour means you mix those individual ingredients together and use the result instead of having to use those individual ingredients. Whatever.

Ingredients

1 cup (125 grams) all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons (6 grams) baking powder
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt or table salt

Instructions

Thoroughly mix ingredients together.