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2-1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a 12-muffin tin with cupcake liners and set aside.
Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg together in a medium bowl; set aside.
Put the butter in a microwaveable-safe dish or measuring cup. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave until melted, about 30 seconds. (Alternatively melt the butter in a saucepan.) Whisk the milk, eggs, lemon zest, and vanilla with the butter.
Make a small well in the center of the dry ingredients. Pour wet ingredients into the well, then stir with a wooden spoon until the dry ingredients are moistened but still lumpy. Do not overmix the batter or your muffins will be dense. Gently stir in the blueberries. Divide the batter evenly into the muffin tin and sprinkle the tops generously with sugar.
Put the muffins in the oven and immediately reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the cooking. (Insert a toothpick into the center of a muffin to check if it is done. Toothpick should come out clean). Cool muffins in the pan on a rack for a couple minutes. Turn the muffins out of the pan and cool on the rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Poster's Notes:
By the way I ended up with more batter that for 12 muffins (I used a little less in my muffin tins) and so I baked the leftover mix in a sprayed 8" round and sprinkled the top with brown sugar. My husband thought that was the best blueberry coffee cake he had ever tasted on Shabbat. He didn't even realize it was the same as the dozen muffins next to it.
Posted by Simone Greenbaum
Nutritional Info Per Serving: N/A
3/4 cup sugar (white or light brown) plus more for sprinkling on top of the muffins
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon fine salt
Freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter (I substituted margarine)
1 cup whole milk (I substituted soy milk)
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups fresh blueberries, rinsed and dried
I made this recipe after I watched "How to Boil Water" on FoodTV. The muffins were absolutely delicious. My family has not stopped raving about their taste and looks so I decided to share it with the list.