I grew up eating blackcurrants, so when I moved back to the states as a kid I was devastated to find that you can't buy blackcurrants and that no one seemed to make anything flavored with it either. So it was been absolutely wonderful to be living in a country where they are so readily available and are used in so many things. But one thing I was surprised to find was that my family had never thought to make them in a muffin. Now that shouldn't be too shocked as I have found that sweet muffins are a rather American tradition so it is not a common baked item to prepare but everyone was very keen on trying it. So I went ahead and used a basic blueberry muffin recipe and just substituted blackcurrants, making sure to add just a little bit more sugar then I would normally use to account for the tartness in the black currents. And no surprise here that the result was amazing.
