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The process rhetorical mode: How to make blueberry muffins

It's easy to get bored eating the same bowl of cereal or toast for breakfast every day. But few people have the time to make pancakes or scrambled eggs in the morning. Whipping up a batch of blueberry muffins is a great way to make a handy treat 'from scratch.' You can make the muffins on the weekend and can grab a muffin every morning before you head out of the door during the week. However, many packaged blueberry muffins have artificial ingredients, and buying a muffin from Starbucks is expensive. Fast food breakfasts are unhealthy: McDonald's breakfast menu contains items that total over 1,000 calories for a single meal (Wieczner 2012). This essay will demonstrate to you how to make easy blueberry muffins from scratch. It will lead you through the preparation stage, the mixing and making stage, and finally give you advice how to ensure your muffins emerge from the oven perfectly 'done.'

First, set up your work area. Preheat your oven to 375F and lay out what you will need. Line a muffin tin with ten muffin liners, or grease the tin with butter, oil, or nonstick spray. Then lay out your ingredients. You'll need five tablespoons of butter or a neutral-flavored oil (use vegetable or canola oil, not olive oil), 1/2 cup white sugar, 1 large egg, ae cup yogurt or milk, 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1 pinch baking soda, 1 pinch salt, and ae-1 cup of blueberries ("Perfect blueberry muffins," Smitten Kitchen. 2010). You can also add spices like vanilla, cinnamon, or ginger if you wish. To make the muffins healthier and higher in fiber, you can substitute whole wheat flour for some of the all-purpose flour, although this will give the muffins a slightly nuttier, denser texture. "The latest U.S. dietary guidelines urge Americans to consume at least three servings daily of whole-grain foods" (Squires 2005). Combined with vitamin and antioxidant-packed blueberries, muffins offer a tasty, healthy way to start the day.