Description
Delight your taste buds with these tangy and sweet Lemon Blueberry Muffins. Bursting with juicy blueberries and zesty lemon flavor, these bakery-style muffins are perfect for a delicious breakfast or snack.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
Wet Ingredients:
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Additional:
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1 tbsp flour (for coating blueberries)
- Coarse sugar for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and prepare a muffin tin.
- Mix dry ingredients: Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and lemon zest in a bowl.
- Combine wet ingredients: In another bowl, mix oil, buttermilk, egg, lemon juice, and vanilla.
- Combine wet and dry: Gently mix wet ingredients into dry until just combined.
- Add blueberries: Toss blueberries in flour, fold into batter.
- Bake: Divide batter, top with sugar, bake for 18–22 minutes.
- Cool and enjoy: Let muffins cool before serving.
Notes
- Enhance lemon flavor with ½ tsp lemon extract.
- Substitute buttermilk with plain yogurt or sour cream.
- Use frozen blueberries without thawing.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
