AMAZING!!! I used whole milk instead of buttermilk and I left out the nutmeg and they were great! My young kids LOVE THEM people were licking the icing off, all around GREAT MUFFIN!!!
Lemon-Blueberry Muffins
Lemon-blueberry muffins, with a sour-sweet glaze and hint of nutmeg, are perfect any time of day.
Yield: 1 dozen (serving size: 1 muffin)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 187
- Calories from fat: 23%
- Fat: 4.8g
- Saturated fat: 2.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.4g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.3g
- Protein: 3.7g
- Carbohydrate: 32.6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
- Iron: 1.1mg
- Sodium: 264mg
- Calcium: 59mg
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cups low-fat buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
- 1 cup blueberries
- Cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (flour through nutmeg) in a medium bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Combine buttermilk, egg, and rind; stir well with a whisk. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moist. Gently fold in blueberries.
- Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until the muffins spring back when lightly touched. Remove muffins from pans immediately, and place on a wire rack to cool.
- Combine lemon juice and powdered sugar in a small bowl. Drizzle glaze evenly over cooled muffins.
- Note: You can make these muffins up to 2 days ahead and glaze them the morning of the brunch.
Lemon-Blueberry Muffins Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Breads, Breakfast/Brunch
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Kid-Friendly, Make-Ahead
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fruits
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Meatless
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
- OCCASION: Spring, Summer, Easter, Mother's Day
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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