Americas Test Kitchen Blueberry Muffins Recipes

BEST BLUEBERRY MUFFINS (COOK'S ILLUSTRATED)

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray standard muffin tin with nonstick vegetable cooking spray.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl until combined. Whisk egg in second medium bowl until well-combined and light-colored, about 20 seconds. Add sugar and whisk vigorously until thick and homogenous, about 30 seconds; add melted butter in 2 or 3 steps, whisking to combine after each addition. Add sour cream in 2 steps, whisking just to combine.
• Add frozen berries to dry ingredients and gently toss to combine. Add sour cream mixture and fold with rubber spatula until batter comes together and berries are evenly distributed, 25 to 30 seconds (small spots of flour may remain and batter will be thick). Do not overmix.
• Use ice cream scoop or large spoon to drop batter into greased muffin tin. Bake until light golden brown and toothpick or skewer inserted into center of muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes, rotating pan from front to back halfway through baking time. Invert muffins onto wire rack, stand muffins upright, and cool 5 minutes.

BUS STOP BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Spray a 24-cup mini muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Whisk together the whole wheat flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl until completely combined. Whisk together the milk, vegetable oil, applesauce, honey, yogurt, vanilla and egg in a large bowl until smooth.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in 2 additions, whisking until completely smooth between each addition. Fold in the blueberries and oats. Divide the batter evenly among the cups of the prepared muffin tin, with a heaping 1 tablespoon batter per muffin. Sprinkle the tops with the raw sugar.
• Bake until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack to let the muffins cool for 5 minutes. Use an offset spatula to remove the muffins from the tin onto the wire rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes.

BLUEBERRY-BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, combine bran flakes and boiling water; set aside., Whisk together flours, brown sugar, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, whisk together egg, buttermilk, applesauce and molasses; stir in bran mixture. Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Fold in blueberries, plums and almonds. , Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill three-fourths full. Drizzle with honey. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 18-20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.,