Chef John's Blueberry Muffins

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

A perfect recipe for blueberry muffins made with sour cream and extra blueberries. Great served slightly warm.

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups fresh blueberries

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 16 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.
2 Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Stir in eggs until well mixed. Add vegetable oil, stir to combine. Whisk sour cream, milk, and lemon zest into butter mixture until smooth.
3 Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
4 Stir half the flour mixture into the butter mixture until combined. Add remaining half of flour mixture and blueberries into the batter, folding together until just combined.
5 Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
6 Place muffin cups on center rack of the preheated oven and bake until tops are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 30 minutes.