Ingredients

　　1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter

　　1/2 cup milk

　　2 large eggs, at room temperature

　　2 cups all-purpose flour

　　1 1/4 cups, plus 4 teaspoons sugar

　　2 teaspoons baking powder

　　1/2 teaspoon salt

　　2 cups fresh blackberries, or frozen blackberries, thawed and drained

　　Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease eighteen 2 1/2-inch muffin tins or line them with paper or foil liners. In a bowl, stir together the butter, milk, and eggs. In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, 1 1/4 cups of the sugar, the baking powder, and the salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk mixture all at once; stir until blended. The batter will be lumpy: Do not overmix. Fold in the berries. Divide the batter among the prepared cups and sprinkle the remaining 4 teaspoons of sugar over the batter. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until golden.

　　The Lady & Sons, Too! by Paula Deen. © 2001 by Paula H. Deen. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved.Paula H. Deen was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she and her two sons, Bobby and Jamie, started the Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons Restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. Paula is the host of Food Network’s Paula’s Home Cooking and is a regular guest on QVC, where her cookbooks are one of the newtowrk’s biggest sellers.