The plants around us. Volum III The plant around us. Volume III. Etwining project | Page 59

Properties, Medicinal use
Gastronomic use
Blueberries contain a plant compound
called anthocyanin. This gives blueberries
both their blue color and many of their
health benefits.
Blueberries can help heart health, bone
strength, skin health, blood
pressure, diabetes management, cancer
prevention, and mental health.
One cup of blueberries provides 24
percent of a person recommended daily
allowance of vitamin C.
The cheese cake with bluewberres,
the mufin of bluwberres and
chocolate and cranberry mousse are
recipes with blewberris.
Bluewberry muffins
Ingredients: 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour, 3⁄4 cup
white sugar, 1⁄2 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons baking
powder, 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil, 1 egg, 1⁄3 cup milk, 1
cup fresh blueberries, 1⁄2 cup white sugar, 1⁄3 cup
all-purpose flour, 1⁄4 cup butter, cubed, 1 1⁄2
teaspoons ground cinnamon
Directions: Preheat oven to 200° C. Grease muffin
cups or line with muffin liners.
Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and
Blueberries contain iron,
phosphorous, calcium, magnesium,
manganese, zinc, and vitamin K.
baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup
measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill
the cup. Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in
blueberries. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and
Blueberries help to prevent constipation and
maintain regularity for a healthful digestive
tract because of their fiber content.
sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.
Crumb Topping: Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour,
1/4 cup butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix with
Collagen is the support system of the skin. It relies on vitamin
C as an essential nutrient, and works to help prevent skin
damage caused by the sun, pollution, and smoke.
fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking. Bake for 20
to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done.