How bad is it when your blueberry muffin mix is blue?

[ccharles000]

So I am making them this morning and some of the blueberry's were squished when I stirred them into the batter and it turned blue. I have already put them into the oven should I be worried?

[noamnety]

1. It's very bad and you shouldn't eat them.

send them to me and I will dispose of them properly.

[ccharles000]

3. lol

I took them out and they taste ok I am still mad that I messed up my first batch.

[Heidi]

2. It's totally okay.

And they probably won't look as blue once they're out of the oven. :hi:

[ccharles000]

4. your right now they are blue brown.

Even less appealing than before.

[Heidi]

5. That's why blueberry muffin recipes usually say to "fold in" the blueberries,

so they don't get squashed and juice-leaky in your batter. But they taste the same, regardless of the color. Don't worry about it! :hug:

[ccharles000]

6. I know the taste is the same but I still feel shame

:(

[Puglover]

7. I have a recipe where you

actually drop the blueberries onto the pancake batter AFTER you have poured it on
the griddle. That way no blue at all.

[Heidi]

8. !

:*

:loveya:

[Puglover]

9. Back at cha toots!

:hug: :loveya:

[SacredCow]

10. They're probably over-mixed, but still edible....

With most batters, you'll only want to fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients JUST enough to where the moisture is evenly distributed (and with a boxed muffin mix, that means 10 seconds of folding, tops).

It was something I had to train myself to do. I'm a chemist, so at work I have to OVER mix things and sometimes I fall into my work habits in the kitchen.

[Chan790]

11. Not bad.

I know world-class bakers who serve bluish blueberry muffins in pretty-fancy bakeries and coffeehouses...intentionally, at that. The thought being that fruit juice(or spreadable fruit i.e. Polaner All-fruit) in the batter spreads the fruitiness more completely and in combination with whole blueberries creates a more intense fruit flavor.

Yes, it is less asthetically-pleasing I guess.

[Orsino]

12. Your recipe probably calls for draining the blueberries.

I say drain 'em, but use the juice to replace an equal amount of water. More blueberry flavor = good. :thumbsup:

[Parche]

13. hey

where are my muffins? :loveya::hug: