Simple Fresh Milled Huckleberry Muffins
Cozy fresh milled huckleberry muffins with soft white wheat flour — simple, fluffy, and filled with warm mountain charm.
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Moist, flavorful and healthy these soft white wheat huckleberry muffins are a nostalgic luxury in our home. Full of family memories, each muffin is moist and delicious. A perfect baked treat for those cozy winter days – A sweet breakfast treat, snack or dessert it’s the perfect muffin for snowy days.
No Mill? No Problem, I included a variation for all purpose flour below.
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I personally use a pyrex 8-cup mixing bowl, however when it breaks I’ll be switching to this Anchor Hocking Measuring Bowl. Made in the USA and there is no paint making it lead paint free, plus the markings won’t wear off in the washer.
What Is A Huckleberry?
Huckleberries are wild mountain berries, similar to blueberries but with a deeper, sweet-tart flavor. Found only in high elevations and hand-foraged in summer, they bring a touch of nostalgia and rustic charm to every bite.
Huckleberry picking has been a yearly endeavor for my family for four generations. It’s enjoyable and such a gratitude filled experience in God’s creation harvesting his gracious bounty.
Why Use Fresh Milled Flour
Fresh milled flour is full of amazing health benefits and wheat berries are easy to store and can be stored (properly) almost indefinitely. This allows you to have nutritionally complete flour everyday when baking.
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Soft Wheat vs. Hard Wheat
Hard wheat and soft wheat are two different wheat varieties lending to baking in various ways.
Soft wheat has a lower protein content, creating less gluten strands and is more suitable for pastries, cakes, and quick rise baked goods like cookies and these Basic Soft Wheat Muffins.
Hard wheat however has a higher protein content which is needed to create gluten to form those beautiful artisan loaves of bread we all love.
Wonderful sources for wheat berries are Azure Standard and Bread Beckers.
How To Make Huckleberry Muffins
- Pre-heat oven to 400ºF and line or grease muffin tin. These are the liners I LOVE
- HOT TIP: Measure and pour the olive oil first, then the honey, for easier and less sticky measuring.
Step 1
Mill 300g of soft white wheat berries.
(Approximately 2 cups)
Step 2
In a mixing bowl combine wet ingredients.
Step 3
Weigh 300g of fresh milled soft wheat flour and add into the batter with your remaining dry ingredients.
Step 4
Using a hand mixer, beat until loose batter forms.
Step 5
Add 1/2 cup Huckleberries and gently mix throughout batter.
Step 6
Pour batter into lined muffin tin and place in the oven to bake for 15 minutes or until golden and muffins are toothpick clean.
Remove muffins and cool before eating. Store in an airtight container for freshness.
Soft Wheat Muffin Variations
If you love muffins, my Basic Soft Wheat Muffin Recipe is perfect for every muffin variety! I love muffins of all kinds but I don’t need multiple recipes, so I developed this recipe just for you and my family to enjoy muffins of all kinds with one basic recipe base. Read More Here!
Some examples of delicious muffin varieties I’ve made so far are:
- Huckleberry
- Blackberry
- Blueberry (with streusel topping)
- Zucchini
- Vanilla
- Almond Poppyseed
If you love milling your own grain and trying different grains, fresh milled barley flour is a great addition to any muffin recipe.
FAQ
Don’t have a mill or use fresh milled flour? You can still make this recipe by subbing out the flour for unbleached all purpose flour – make sure to weigh it for optimal results.
Storing your muffins in an air tight container or wrapping them with plastic wrap will lock in the moisture creating that soft muffin top we all love.
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Simple Fresh Milled Huckleberry Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 Eggs
- 1 cup Milk
- 1/2 cup Olive Oil
- 1/2 cup Raw Honey
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 300 g Soft White Wheat Flour
- 1/2 cup Huckleberries
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400ºF and line or grease muffin tin.
- Mill 300g of soft white wheat berries. (Approximately 2 cups)
- In a mixing bowl combine all wet ingredients. HOT TIP: Measure and pour the olive oil first, then the honey, for easier and less sticky measuring.
- Weigh 300g of fresh milled soft wheat flour and add into the batter with the remaining dry ingredients.
- Using a hand mixer, beat until loose batter forms.
- Add 1/2 cup frozen huckleberries and gently mix.
- Pour batter into lined muffin tin and place in the oven to bake for 15 minutes or until golden and muffins are toothpick clean.
- Remove muffins and cool before eating. Store in an airtight container for freshness.
Notes
Nutrition
nutritional source: Grains In Small Places
