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Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Lemon Blueberry Muffins

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Lemon Blueberry Muffins These lemon blueberry muffins come out of the oven with a golden streusel crumb topping that crackles just a little when you bite into it. They are the kind of breakfast I bake on a Sunday and then grab one at a time on busy weekday mornings.

  • Total Time: 25 min
  • Yield: 12-14 muffins 1x

Ingredients

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For Streusel Topping
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, or more to taste
6.5 Tablespoon unsalted butter, melted

For Lemon Blueberry Muffins
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon grated lemon zest
2 eggs
2/3 cup Greek yogurt
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 and 1/3 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen, reserve 1/2 cup for topping
1 tablespoon flour

Instructions

1-Preheat oven to 400 F degrees and: Preheat oven to 400 F degrees and line standard muffin or cupcake pan with paper liners and set aside.
2-To make the crumb topping in a: To make the crumb topping in a small bowl, whisk together flour, sugar and cinnamon, add melted butter and stir with a fork until crumbly. Refrigerate until ready to use.
3-To make the muffins in large bowl: To make the muffins in large bowl stir together flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
4-In a medium bowl place 2/3 cup: In a medium bowl place 2/3 cup granulated sugar and lemon zest and rub for a minute. Add eggs and whisk together eggs and lemon-sugar until combined. Whisk in yogurt, oil, lemon juice and vanilla extract (mixture should be pale and yellow).
5-Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients and: Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients and whisk everything together.
6-Reserve ยฝ cup of blueberries for topping: Reserve ยฝ cup of blueberries for topping. Place remaining blueberries in a small bowl. Dust blueberries with 1 tablespoon flour and toss them until all blueberries are coated with thin layer of flour and then fold them really gently in the batter.
7-Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins, filling: Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins, filling maximum 2/3 of each cup and gently tap the pan on the work surface to set. Cover the batter with the remaining blueberries and then cover the blueberries generously with streusel topping.
8-Place them in the oven and bake: Place them in the oven and bake at 400 F for 5 minutes, then REDUCE THE OVEN TEMPERATURE TO 375 F and bake 13-15 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
9-Cool for 5 minutes in the pan: Cool for 5 minutes in the pan then remove muffins and cool on a wire rack.

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  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Cook Time: 15 min
  • Method: bake

Nutrition

  • Calories: 356
  • Sugar: 49
  • Fat: 16
  • Protein: 5