So I looked up the local pick-your-own farms near Baltimore and came up with this short list to keep us on track for yummy food. If your anything like me you would be devastated to miss blueberry picking.
Strawberries: Mid-May
Other Berries: late June-July
Peaches: July
Apples: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov
As for where to go picking near Baltimore:
Larriland Farm: 2415 Woodbine Rd, 21797, 410-442-2605
Spring Valley: 724 Conowingo Rd, 21918, 410-378-3280
Hubers Farm: 12208 Old Philadelphia Rd, Baltimore, 410-679-4018
There are places all over Maryland and they can be found at this website http://pickyourown.org/MDbalt.htm#listings#listings along with information about each place. Looks like you could pick pretty much whatever you need as long as it's in season.
Here is the recipe for the Blueberry Muffins:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a large bowl mix:
1 1/2 c. unbleached all purpose flour
1/2 c. yellow cornmeal
1/2 c sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 c. frozen blueberries
In a separate bowl mix:
1 c. low-fat buttermilk or substitute 1 cup milk with 1 Tbs lemon juice
3 Tbsp melted butter
zest of one lime
1 egg, lightly beaten
Add them together and mix until just moist.
Spoon into greased or paper lined muffin tin and bake 15-20 minutes. I made 48 mini muffins and it only took 15 minutes to finish baking. So if you use a bigger muffin tin it may take longer. They are done when lightly browned on top and a wood toothpick comes out clean.
Enjoy. I plan on freezing most of these for the next time I NEED muffins. Yummy. And soon I will pick my own blueberries to enjoy by the fist full.
I wish you enough!
I loooooooove blueberry muffins!! yummy!!! I will pick with you this year :-)
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