Description
Warm, fluffy blueberry muffins bursting with juicy wild blueberries and topped with zesty lemon sugar, perfect for cozy weekends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk (room temperature)
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 2 large whole eggs (room temperature)
- 1/3 cup sour cream (room temperature)
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
- 1 1/2 cups frozen wild Maine blueberries
- 1/8 cup granulated sugar (for the topping)
- 1/2 lemon zested (for the topping)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 F/220 C. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with 6 liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, sugar, melted butter, eggs, sour cream, vegetable oil, and vanilla bean paste until smooth.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk until just combined; be careful not to overmix. Gently fold in the frozen wild Maine blueberries until evenly distributed.
- Scoop the batter into the muffin liners, filling them to the brim.
- In a small bowl, rub the lemon zest into the sugar for the topping until fragrant. Sprinkle this mixture generously over each muffin.
- Bake the muffins at 425 F/220 C for 10 minutes. Then, without opening the oven door, decrease the temperature to 350 F/180 C and continue baking for an additional 10-15 minutes.
- Let the pan cool on a wire rack for no more than 5 minutes before gently removing the muffins from the pan.
- Wash the muffin pan, reline it with liners, and repeat the baking process with the remaining batter.
Notes
For best results, use room temperature ingredients, and do not overmix the batter. Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to three days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg