WEBVTT MUFFINS. MEET THE MAN BEHIND THE MUST HAVE YIVENS. REPORTER: WHAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO YOUR MIND? FOR ME AND A LOT OF YOU AND IT WAS A JORDAN MARSH, SHOP AT FILE YEON'S BAsem*nT AND GO TO THE MUFFINS. >> MY MOTHER GOT THE RECIPE OUT OF THE NEWSPAPER. I CHUCKLED WHEN I GOT HIM OUT OF RETIREMENT SO HE COULD GIVE MY THE SECRETS BEHIND THE JORDAN MARSH BLUEBERRY MUFFIN RECIPE. >> FOR 45 YEARS. REPORTER: THIS IS WHERE HE COMES OUT OF RETIREMENT ONCE A YEAR DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND MADE AN EXCEPTION FOR ME. I WANTED TO MEET HIM AND GET THE RECIPE. DID YOU LOVE MAKING THE BLUEBERRY MUFFINS? >> IT WAS MY LIFE. REPORTER: AND ALL THESE YEARS LATER, I GET TO MAKE THE REAL THING. YOU SHARED THIS WITH GEORGE AND GEORGE -- AND YOUR FAMILY HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 75 YEARS. LOCAL INSTITUTION. ISN'T THAT WONDERFUL. >> WE HAVE A BLEND O FLOURS. REPORTER: BREAD FLOUR AND PASTRY FLOUR YOU NEED ADD IN IT >> ADD EGGS. REPORTER: AND FL OMP UR THE BLUEBERRIES AND FOLD THEM IN. >> FILL IT UP GOOD. >> IT SHOULD BE FILLED RIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE PAN. GRAB THE SUGAR. AND RIGHT ON TOP OF EACH ONE. REPORTER: THAT MUCH SUGAR. >> YOU AREN'T MEASURING. >> YOU DO IT BY EYE. REPORTER: HE OPENED UP HIS OWN STORE AFTER AND THE MUST HAVE INS. >> YOUR BODY TELLS YOU WHEN YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND YOU CAN'T CONTINUE DOING THIS AND THAT'S WHEN I CLOSED THE SHOP. REPORTER JORDAN MARSH BLUEBERRY MUFFIN MAN. IT IS A WONDERFUL MEMORY FOR ALL OF US. PART OF OUR CHILDHOOD AND TO KNOW YOU ARE THE JORDAN MARSH BLUEBERRY MUFFIN MAN. HE IS THE MUFFIN MAN. WHEN HE STARTED WORKI -- I GAVE BRUCE I HOW MUCH THEY SELL IT FOR SNR >> THEY WERE A BUCK FOR A DOZEN, RIGHT. >> IT WAS $1.99. DID YOU LOOK? >> I GUESSED. I KNEW. >> HE COMES OUT OF RETIREMENT TO SEE TH MAKING OF THE MUFFINS.
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Legendary Boston baker shares recipe, techniques for making Jordan Marsh's blueberry muffins
Jordan Marsh's blueberry muffins are a local legend.The store is just a memory and the recipe's been out in the world for a while, but many of the secrets to what made the muffins so good are in the techniques used by baker John Pupek. "Did you love making the blueberry muffins?" WCVB anchor Maria Stephanos asked him."It was my life," Pupek answered with a smile.After Jordan Marsh's closed, Pupek opened his own shop to produce the special muffins for a loyal customer base. Eventually, however, his body told him it was time to retire.During a recent interview, Pupek willingly shared his legendary baking wisdom. He explained the blend of flours in his recipe and the fistful of sugar tossed on top of each sweet muffin before baking. Mixing the blueberries with some of the flour before adding them to the batter was another of his tips. Ingredients:1/2 cup butter2 cups flour (unsifted, blend of bread and pastry)1 cup sugar2 eggs2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 cup milk1/2 teaspoon salt2 1/2 cups blueberries2 teaspoons sugar (for tops)1 teaspoon vanillaOn low speed, cream butter with sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and mix until blended. Sift dry ingredients; add to eggs-and-butter mixture, alternating with milk. Mash 1/2 cup of berries and stir into mixture by hand. Add the rest of the berries whole and stir by hand. Grease muffin tins well with butter; grease the top surface of the pans as well. Pile mixture high in each muffin cup, and sprinkle the sugar over tops.Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
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Jordan Marsh's blueberry muffins are a local legend.
The store is just a memory and the recipe's been out in the world for a while, but many of the secrets to what made the muffins so good are in the techniques used by baker John Pupek.
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- Secret techniques for the Jordan Marsh blueberry muffin recipe
"Did you love making the blueberry muffins?" WCVB anchor Maria Stephanos asked him.
"It was my life," Pupek answered with a smile.
After Jordan Marsh's closed, Pupek opened his own shop to produce the special muffins for a loyal customer base. Eventually, however, his body told him it was time to retire.
During a recent interview, Pupek willingly shared his legendary baking wisdom. He explained the blend of flours in his recipe and the fistful of sugar tossed on top of each sweet muffin before baking. Mixing the blueberries with some of the flour before adding them to the batter was another of his tips.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups flour (unsifted, blend of bread and pastry)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups blueberries
- 2 teaspoons sugar (for tops)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
On low speed, cream butter with sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and mix until blended. Sift dry ingredients; add to eggs-and-butter mixture, alternating with milk. Mash 1/2 cup of berries and stir into mixture by hand. Add the rest of the berries whole and stir by hand. Grease muffin tins well with butter; grease the top surface of the pans as well. Pile mixture high in each muffin cup, and sprinkle the sugar over tops.
Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
