Best Brunch Muffins
Recipe from Midwest Living

A brush of melted butter and a sprinkling of sugar finish off these blueberry muffins. Serve them at brunch or for lunch with a tossed spinach salad.


Best Brunch Muffins

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Servings: 18 muffins
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Related Categories: Blueberry Muffins, Bread and Pastry, Christmas Breakfast and Brunch, Low Calorie, Low Sodium, Muffins
 
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Ingredients
  • 2  cups
    all-purpose flour
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  • 2/3  cup
    sugar
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  • 1  tablespoon
    baking powder
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  • 1  teaspoon
    ground nutmeg
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    salt
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  • 2 
    eggs
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  • 1  cup
    milk
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  • 1/3  cup
    butter or margarine, melted
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  • 1  teaspoon
    vanilla
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  • 1-1/2  cups
    fresh or frozen blueberries, rinsed, drained, and patted dry
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    Melted butter or margarine
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    Sugar or coarse sugar
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Directions
1.
Grease eighteen 2-1/2-inch muffin cups or line with paper bake cups.
2.
In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, the 2/3 cup sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt. Make a well in the center of dry ingredients; set aside.
3.
In another mixing bowl, beat eggs. Stir in milk, the 1/3 cup melted butter or margarine, and vanilla. Add all at once to dry ingredients. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Fold in blueberries.
4.
Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until tops of muffins are golden.
5.
Place pan of muffins on wire rack. Brush with additional melted butter or margarine; sprinkle with sugar. Remove from muffin cups. Serve warm. Makes 18 muffins.
Nutrition information
Calories 140, Total Fat 5 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Sodium 175 mg, Carbohydrate 21 g, Fiber 1 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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