Berry Good Cornmeal Streusel Muffins
Sugar-topped cornmeal streusel muffins loaded with blueberries and raspberries – what is not to love I ask?
Servings: 12 muffins
Ingredients
For the Cornmeal Streusel Topping
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons plain yellow cornmeal
- ¼ cup raw or coarse sugar
For the Berry Good Muffins
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup plain yellow cornmeal
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 ½ teaspoons quality vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 ⅓ cups mixed fresh blueberries and raspberries
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
Instructions
Prepare The Cornmeal Streusel Topping
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with 12 paper cupcake liners.
- Stir together 1/4 cup of sugar, 3 tablespoons melted butter, 1/3 cup flour, and 2 tablespoons cornmeal in a bowl until crumbly: set topping aside.
Prepare The Berry Good Muffins
- Whisk together baking powder, salt, 1 1/3 cups flour, and 1/3 cup cornmeal in a medium bowl; set aside.
- Whisk together buttermilk, egg and yolk, vanilla, and 3/4 cup sugar in a medium bowl until well combined.
- Make a well in center of flour mixture. Slowly pour buttermilk mixture into flour mixture, stirring with a spatula until just combined. Mixture will be lumpy.
*note, if you are using frozen berries, do not thaw, rather toss in 1 to 2 tablespoons flour, then fold GENTLY into batter without over-mixing
- Fold in berries and remaining 5 tablespoons melted butter.
- Scoop batter into prepared pan until each cup is three-fourths full, about 3 tablespoons each. Top each with a tablespoon or so of reserved streusel topping. Top the streusel topping with about a teaspoon or two of the raw or coarse sugar.
- Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center of each muffin comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to stand in pan additional 5 minutes. Remove and cool muffins on a wire rack, about 10 minutes.
- Serve warm with salted butter or a mild drizzle of salted honey, and piping hot coffee or tea.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servings | Calories: 256kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 168mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 302IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg