Blueberry Muffins with Nutmeg Topping
Yield
8 servingsPrep
25 minCook
20 minReady
45 minTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
½ | cup |
butter, unsalted
room temp |
|
½ | cup |
sugar
granulated |
|
½ | cup |
powdered sugar
|
|
1 ½ | tablespoons |
vanilla extract
|
|
2 | large |
eggs
|
|
1 | cup |
buttermilk
or yogurt, plain |
|
1 | teaspoon |
nutmeg
freshly grated |
|
1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
½ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
1 ⅓ | cups |
cake flour
|
|
2 | tablespoons |
whole-wheat flour
|
|
1 | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
2 | cups |
blueberries
fresh or frozen |
|
½ | teaspoon |
nutmeg
freshly grated, stirred into |
|
¼ | cup |
sugar
granulated |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
118 | ml |
butter, unsalted
room temp |
|
118 | ml |
sugar
granulated |
|
118 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
23 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
2 | large |
eggs
|
|
237 | ml |
buttermilk
or yogurt, plain |
|
5 | ml |
nutmeg
freshly grated |
|
7.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
2.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
315 | ml |
cake flour
|
|
3E+1 | ml |
whole-wheat flour
|
|
237 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
473 | ml |
blueberries
fresh or frozen |
|
2.5 | ml |
nutmeg
freshly grated, stirred into |
|
59 | ml |
sugar
granulated |
Directions
In large mixing bowl cream butter with both sugars until very light in color.
Scrape sides of bowl with rubber spatula. Add vanilla, eggs and buttermilk, beating constantly.
In another bowl stir together nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, salt and flours.
Add to butter mixture. Gently mix just until combined.
Gently fold in blueberries.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups to top with batter.
Sprinkle each muffin with about 2 teaspoons nutmeg sugar if desired.
Bake on rack in upper ⅓ of 400-degree oven until muffins are lightly browned, about 20 to 25 minutes.
Remove muffins from pan to cooling rack.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
Makes 16 muffins or 6 jumbo muffins.