Description
Have you ever wondered why some blueberry muffins taste like clouds while others feel like bricks? The secret is in being gentle with the batter. These bakery-style muffins feature a moist, tender crumb packed with bursting berries and topped with a crunchy, buttery cinnamon streusel.
Ingredients
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- For the Muffin Batter:
- 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh blueberries (or frozen, do not thaw)
- For the Streusel Topping:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) cold butter, cubed
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat and Prep: Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners or grease well.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a separate small bowl, whisk the vegetable oil, egg, milk, and vanilla extract until fully combined.
- The Muffin Method: Pour the wet ingredients into the dry. Gently fold with a spatula just until no flour streaks remain. The batter should be lumpy; do not over-mix.
- Fold in Berries: Gently fold in the blueberries.
- Assemble and Top: Fill muffin cups nearly to the top. In a small bowl, mash the streusel ingredients together with a fork until they look like wet sand. Sprinkle a generous tablespoon of streusel over each muffin.
- Bake: Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Let rest in the tin for 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack.
Notes
For ‘big-top’ muffins, fill the tins slightly higher than the usual 2/3 mark. To keep the topping crunchy during storage, place a paper towel inside the container to absorb moisture. If blueberries keep sinking, toss them in a teaspoon of flour before adding them to the batter.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g