Legendary Boston baker shares recipe, techniques for making Jordan Marsh's blueberry muffins Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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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 BASEMENT 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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