Blueberry Muffins

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: The Muffin Man

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (142)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
12 muffins

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 10 min
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 50 min

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Ingredients

12 1/2 ounces cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
Heavy pinch salt
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 cup yogurt
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
Vegetable spray, for the muffin tins

Directions

Preheat oven to 380 degrees F.

In a large bowl sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt and set aside.

In another large bowl, whisk together the sugar, oil, egg and yogurt. Add the dry ingredients reserving 1 tablespoon of the dry ingredients and toss with the blueberries. Stir mixture for a count of 10. Add 1 cup blueberries to mixture and stir 3 more times. Reserve the 1/2 cup of blueberries.

Using a #20 ice cream scoop, add the mixture to greased muffin pans. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of berries on top of muffins and press down lightly. Place into the oven and increase the temperature to 400 degrees. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, rotating pan halfway through. Remove from oven and turn out, upside down on tea towel to cool completely. Serve immediately or store in airtight container for 2 to 3 days.

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Comments & Reviews

recipe Blueberry Muffins
Jonathan Gainesville, FL 10-17-2009
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Another AB classic and suggestions for the XXL muffin
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used the recipe to make 6 XXL muffins and was careful using formerly frozen berries. Consider slightly defrosting them;... they should still be firm when you put them into the batter. Bake time was approximately 20 minutes at 400 degrees F. Once again, AB suggested a fabulous recipe.Read more
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Elizabeth Killeen, TX 10-03-2009
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OMG!!! the boys loved them
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I bake stuff for my husbands work all the time and these were and all time hit....i added a cinnamon streusel topping but the... recipe in general was awesome... i ate 2 on the ride to his work...Read more
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Christin Mystic, CT 10-02-2009
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My favorite blueberry muffin recipe.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The first time I made these, I only had strawberry yogurt. I made them tonight with plain yogurt. Both times, they were... sooooo good! I think I prefer using strawberry yogurt though. I find it's a better way to add a little more flavor. I read that someone used chocolate chips and I can't wait to try it. Might make it with vanilla yogurt and chocolate chips. Yum! Either way, I'm going to use this as my base muffin recipe, just changing yogurt flavors and berries/candy pieces. Read more
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Cello Torrance, CA 10-01-2009
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AWESOME!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These muffins are so great! They're so soft and yummy! I just made them yesterday and when I got it out of the fridge this... morning for breakfast, I haven't even reheated it but it's still soft! YUM!!!Read more
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Rated: 5 stars out of 5

they were amazing!!!!!!!!!!!! :] and twice as good with choclate chips instead of blueberries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :]
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Cyndy Glens Falls, NY 09-17-2009
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FYI - check your oven temp!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

After reading most of the reviews for this recipe and noting that many of them had results of "dry muffins," I would suggest... that for people who don't already have one, to go out and invest in a simple oven thermometer and TEST THEIR OVENS. I previously had a brand new gas range that stated in the manual that most ovens in-use today are not at their correct settings (due to shipping, age, use, etc.,). Even ones that are only two or three years old can be off. You don't need to go all high-tech or anything...a simple oven thermometer from a kitchen gadget store or even wally-world will do just fine. The first thing I did when I moved into a new apartment that had an electric stove was to check out the oven temperature while it was preheating and didn't have anything in it. Good thing I did because this particular oven was off by a good 50 degrees...HOTTER! I can get by for now with simply setting the dial 50 degrees lower than what's called for in most recipes (not for anything over 400 degrees, tho!) and still bake for the same time period (although I have let my landlord know that he may be looking into a replacement soon if this one can't be fixed!). The idea is to make sure you have the right temperature BEFORE you go fooling around and changing the ingredients because of bad results..Read more