Blueberry Streusel Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 cup milk
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
• 2 cups blueberries
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon zest, grated
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f
• 2 line muffin pans with paper liners or spray with a vegetable spray.
• 3 in a small measuring cup mix together the milk, eggs, and vanilla extract. set aside.
• 4 in a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• 5 cut the butter into small pieces and blend into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or two knives. the mixture should look like coarse crumbs.
• 6 remove 1 cup of the mixture and place in a small bowl to make a streusel topping later.
• 7 gently fold in the blueberries and lemon zest.
• 8 add the milk and egg mixture to the flour mixture. stir until just combined.
• 9 fill each muffin cup about two-thirds full with the batter.
• 10 for streusel topping: melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and drizzle over the reserved 1 cup of streusel topping.
• 11 mix together with a fork until it is crumbly and looks like coarse meal.
• 12 sprinkle a couple of teaspoons of the streusel over the top of each muffin.
• 13 place in the oven and bake until very lightly browned and firm to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 18 - 20 minutes.
• 14 place on a wire rack to cool.