Blueberry Muffins

PREP TIME:
15 minutes

SERVES:

9

TOTAL COOKING TIME:

30 minutes
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INGREDIENTS
  • 5 tbsp butter, cold is fine
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • Finely grated zest from 1/2 a lemon
  • 3/4 cup plain unsweetened yogurt or sour cream
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp fine sea or table salt
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen (no need to defrost)
  • 3 tbsp turbinado (sugar in the raw) sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. 1.
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. 2.
    Line a muffin tin with 9 paper liners.
  3. 3.
    Melt butter in the bottom of a large bowl, let cool and then whisk in sugar, zest, yogurt and egg until smooth.
  4. 4.
    Whisk in baking powder, baking soda and salt until fully combined, then lightly fold in flour and berries. Batter will be very thick, like a cookie dough.
  5. 5.
    Divide dough between prepared muffin cups and sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon turbinado sugar. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until tops are golden and a tester inserted into the center of muffins comes out clean.
  6. 6.
    Let cool in pan for 10 minutes then continue cooking on a rack.