A Smitten Kitchen Recipe and one of the best. I’ve tried several blueberry muffin recipes and decided to keep the two best. This one includes lemon zest, if you would like a great recipe without lemon zest, use my other recipe.

• 5 tablespoons (70 grams) unsalted butter, cold is fine
• 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces or 100 grams) sugar
• Finely grated zest from 1/2 a lemon
• 3/4 cup plain unsweetened yogurt or sour cream ( I use sour cream)
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons (7 grams) baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea or table salt
• 1 1/2 cups (195 grams) all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups (215 to 255 grams) blueberries, fresh or frozen (no need to defrost)
• 3 tablespoons turbinado (sugar in the raw) sugar

Directions:

Heat oven to 375°F. Line a muffin tin with 9 paper liners or spray each cup with a nonstick spray. Melt butter in the bottom of a large bowl and whisk in sugar, zest, yogurt and egg until smooth. Whisk in baking powder, baking soda and salt until fully combined, then lightly fold in flour and berries. Batter will be very thick, like a cookie dough. Divide between prepared muffin cups and sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon turbinado sugar, which will seem over-the-top but I promise, will be the perfect crunchy lid at the end. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until tops are golden and a tester inserted into the center of muffins comes out clean (you know, except for blueberry goo). Let cool in pan for 10 minutes then the rest of the way on a rack.