Blueberry Lemon Muffins
Bursting with flavor, these lemon blueberry muffins are moist, delicious and easy to make. Topped with an optional lemon glaze, your family will request these blueberry lemon muffins often.
Equipment
- Muffin Pan
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 TBSP grated lemon zest
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 TBSP lemon juice (2 tsp lemon extract can be substituted)
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup fresh blueberries (washed and dried well )
- 1 cup frozen blueberries (rinsed and dried well)
Lemon Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice (more lemon juice can be added for a thinner glaze)
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cornstarch and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, scraping down the bowl after each egg, making sure they are combined well. Add lemon zest and mix until combined.
- Add half the dry ingredients (flour mixture) to the wet ingredients (sugar, butter and eggs mixture), stirring by hand until just combined.
- Next add in half the buttermilk and lemon juice, stir until just combined.
- Then add in remaining flour mixture, stirring until just combined. Follow with remaining buttermilk, stirring until just combined.
- Fold in blueberries, mixing until just combined. Do not over-mix or as a result muffins may be tough. Batter will be thick and may be a bit lumpy.
- Scoop batter by quarter cups into a 12 count muffin pan that has been lined with paper liners or greased. Each muffin cup will be quite full.
- Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and tops are starting to turn golden brown.
- Remove from oven and place muffin pan on a wire rack. Remove from muffin pan after 10 minutes and allow muffins to continue cooling on the wire rack, which will reduce condensation which may occur when cooling directly on a surface.
- Finally, if topping with lemon glaze, mix powdered sugar and lemon juice until well combined. Glaze can be as thick or as thin as you like. Add more lemon juice for a thinner glaze or more powdered sugar for a thicker glaze. Drizzle glaze over muffins. Muffins can be glazed hot, which will allow the glaze to soak in, or can be glazed once completely cooled. Enjoy!
Notes
If desired, milk may replace buttermilk.
Lemon extract can replace lemon juice, however lemon extract is much stronger than lemon juice in terms of flavor when baking, so not as much is needed.
Nutrition
Calories: 273kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 4gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 292mgPotassium: 124mgFiber: 1gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 299IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 1mg
The nutrition facts provided are calculated using a third-party tool and are estimates only. Actual nutritional content may vary based on the ingredients and brands you use, as well as portion sizes. For accurate results, please consult a registered dietitian or nutritionist.