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Makes 10 muffins You will need: 200g plain flour 2 tsps baking powder 50g ground almonds 175g caster sugar 200ml buttermilk 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 egg 50g butter, melted 100g blueberries 2 ...

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baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut in cold butter and knead with fingers or a pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a separate large bowl, whisk together buttermilk, vanilla and eggs ...