Chefs Choice Muffins Chocolate Chip Blueberry Or Lemon Poppy Recipes

CHEF'S CHOICE MUFFINS (CHOCOLATE CHIP, BLUEBERRY, OR LEMON POPPY

Steps:

• *NOTE: 15 tablespoons sugar is ONE CUP sugar MINUS one tablespoon (this is what the recipe calls for but cannot be entered under recipezaar's format).
• other flavor options: 1 1/2 cups blueberries tossed with 1 tablespoon flour OR 3 tablespoons poppy seeds with 1 tablespoon lemon zest. You can also dip the tops of the finished muffins in melted butter and then a mixture of 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon (not included in the ingredients because I don't do this).
• Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 375°F.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
• Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla in a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about two minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time, to creamed mixture and beat well after each addition.
• Beat in one half of the dry ingredients.
• Beat in one third of yogurt.
• Beat in remaining dry ingredients in two batches, alternating with the yogurt, until incorporated (do not over beat).
• Add one of the Chef's Choice ingredients into the finished batter.
• Spray muffin tin lined with cupcake papers with non-stick cooking spray (I make 24 smaller muffins).
• Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake at 375°F for 25 minutes, or until golden brown on top.
• Remove from oven and let sit a few minutes in the pan until cool enough to move to a cooling rack.

CHOCOLATE CHIP LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*. Grease muffin pan or line with paper liners.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, 1 cup of the sugar and baking powder.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, butter, lemon zest and lemon juice. Stir in flour mixture, mixing just until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips. Do not overmix.
• Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle remaining sugar evenly over tops.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 24 minutes or until puffed, light golden and a skewer inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely on rack.

CHOCOLATE CHIP AND BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• Mix flour, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl. Whisk cream, sugar, chocolate chips, eggs, oats, and blueberries together in a separate bowl until well mixed. Stir flour mixture into cream mixture until batter is well mixed; pour into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool muffins in muffin tin for 10 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.

CHEF JOHN'S BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 16 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.
• Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Stir in eggs until well mixed. Add vegetable oil, stir to combine. Whisk sour cream, milk, and lemon zest into butter mixture until smooth.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
• Stir half the flour mixture into the butter mixture until combined. Add remaining half of flour mixture and blueberries into the batter, folding together until just combined.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Place muffin cups on center rack of the preheated oven and bake until tops are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 30 minutes.