Make the best bakery-style, fluffy, and moist blueberry muffins loaded with juicy berries. This recipe includes a delightful streusel topping for extra crunch and flavor. You will create melt-in-your-mouth muffins perfect for breakfast or brunch.
Author:Amaya Sato
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:22 minutes
Total Time:37 minutes
Yield:12 Muffins
Category:Breakfast/Baking
Method:Muffin Method (Quick Bread)
Cuisine:American
Diet:Vegetarian
Ingredients
All-Purpose Flour: 2 cups
Granulated Sugar: 3/4 cup (plus 1/4 cup for streusel)
Baking Powder: 1 tablespoon
Salt: 1/2 teaspoon
Egg: 1 large
Milk: 1/2 cup
Melted Butter: 1/2 cup
Vanilla Extract: 1 teaspoon
Fresh or Frozen Blueberries: 1 1/2 cups
For Streusel: 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (cubed)
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease well.
Prepare the streusel: In a small bowl, mix 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup sugar. Cut in the cold butter using a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside in the refrigerator.
In a large bowl, whisk together 2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt.
In a separate medium bowl, whisk the egg, milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract until combined.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix gently with a spatula just until combined. Do not overmix; a few lumps are fine.
Gently fold in the blueberries.
Divide the batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups, filling them nearly to the top.
Sprinkle the chilled streusel topping generously over the top of each muffin.
Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let the muffins cool in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
If using frozen blueberries, do not thaw them. Toss them in one tablespoon of the measured flour before folding them into the batter to prevent sinking.
For extra bakery-style height, fill the muffin cups completely full.
Use room temperature milk and eggs for better batter texture.