Blueberry Buttermilk Corn Muffins
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 12 muffins
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 12 servings
- Calories
- 299
- Total Fat
- 13
- Saturated Fat
- 8
- Carbohydrates
- 41
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 16
- Protein
- 5
- Cholesterol
- 62
- Sodium
- 263
- Total: 1 hr 5 min
- Active: 30 min
Ingredients
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, plus 1 tablespoon
1 1/3 cups yellow cornmeal (about 7 ounces)
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon fine salt
1 1/2 sticks chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries (7 to 8 ounces; do not thaw)
Directions
- Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Line a standard 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk the buttermilk, eggs and vanilla to blend. Combine 1 1/3 cups of the flour, the cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt in a processor, about 30 seconds. Drop in the cold butter cubes. Using on/off turns, blend until the butter is cut in finely and the mixture resembles a coarse meal, stopping occasionally to check the size of the butter pieces, (they should be the size of rice kernels). Pour the dry ingredients over the buttermilk mixture. Using a thin, flexible spatula and a few quick strokes, fold the batter together, turning the bowl as you fold.
- In a medium bowl, combine the remaining 1 tablespoon flour and the frozen blueberries. Toss to coat the berries. Scatter the berries over the batter and fold in.
- Using a rounded 1/3 cup of batter for each muffin, fill the paper liners, mounding the batter in the center. Use a knife tip or spoon to reposition at least 1 berry so it is showing on top.
- Bake the muffins until puffed and browning at edges, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let the muffins stand 5 to 10 minutes. Twist each muffin in place to loosen the edges from the pan. Lift the muffins out onto a rack and cool.