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Bakery-Style Blueberry Muffins

Prep15 min
Cook25 min
Total40 min
Yield12 muffins
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

  • 2 cupsall-purpose flour
  • 1 cupgranulated sugar
  • 2 tspbaking powder
  • 1/2 tspfine salt
  • 1/2 cupunsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
  • 2large eggs
  • 1/2 cupwhole milk
  • 1/2 cupsour cream or Greek yogurt
  • 1 tspvanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cupsfresh blueberries≈ 148 median blueberries
  • 2 tbspcoarse sugar (for topping)

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
  2. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk melted butter, eggs, milk, sour cream, and vanilla until smooth.
  4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and fold with a spatula until just combined — lumps are fine. Do not overmix.
  5. Toss the blueberries with 1 tablespoon of flour (from the measured amount above), then fold gently into the batter.
  6. Divide the batter evenly among the 12 cups, filling them to the top. Sprinkle each with coarse sugar.
  7. Bake at 425°F for 5 minutes, then reduce heat to 375°F (190°C) without opening the oven. Bake for another 18–20 minutes, until tops are domed and a toothpick comes out clean.
  8. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.

Notes

  • The initial 425°F burst gives you the tall, domed bakery shape.
  • Tossing berries in flour keeps them suspended instead of sinking.
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A 100-gram serving of blueberries contains roughly 160 mg of anthocyaninsLaid end-to-end at 12.7 mm apiece, it would take about 30 billion berries to reach the MoonThe world's largest blueberry weighed 16.2 grams — a Guinness record set in Australia in 2020Wild lowbush blueberries are about 40% smaller than cultivated highbush onesThe United States and Canada together produce roughly half of the world's cultivated blueberriesA 100-gram serving of blueberries contains roughly 160 mg of anthocyaninsLaid end-to-end at 12.7 mm apiece, it would take about 30 billion berries to reach the MoonThe world's largest blueberry weighed 16.2 grams — a Guinness record set in Australia in 2020Wild lowbush blueberries are about 40% smaller than cultivated highbush onesThe United States and Canada together produce roughly half of the world's cultivated blueberries