Scrumptious Blueberry muffins!

Blueberry Muffins

I just love muffins!! As everyone would agree, the top is the best part of a muffin. But I made it extra special by adding super crunchy, tasty, buttery crumbs on 'em! You have to try these and I bet you'll want to make them more often. Enjoy these with your coffee or tea!!

Ingredients:

For muffins:

All-purpose flour (maida) - 1 1/2 cups 

Fine white sugar - 3/4 cup

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Baking powder -  2 tsp

Vegetable oil -  1/3 cup

Egg - 1 

Milk - 1/3 cup

Fresh or frozen Blueberries - 1 cup

Vanilla extract - 1 tsp

For the crumb topping:

Fine white sugar - 1/2 cup

All-purpose flour - 1/3 cup 

Butter softened- 1/4 cup 

Cinnamon powder - 1 1/2 teaspoons 

Method:

Muffins:

- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). 

- Combine the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder

- Add the vegetable oil, egg, vanilla extract and milk. (Egg should be well beaten). Mix this with flour mixture and fold in the blueberries. 

- Now, grease the muffin cups or line with muffin liners and fill them till the top.

Crumb Topping: 

- Mix together the sugar, flour, butter, and cinnamon. Mix with fork or use your fingers.

Sprinkle the crumb topping over the muffins before baking.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven.

Tips:

- No need to thaw the blue berries if you are using frozen ones.
- Mix the dry ingredients gently into the wet ones and do not whisk hard while mixing, else the froth of the egg will settle and the muffins may not come out as fluffy.

Healthy Twist:

- You can also use yogurt in this recipe and skip the egg and milk. Just substitute with 1 cup plain low fat yogurt.
- Skip the sugar in the crumb topping.
- Add in your favorite nuts to increase the nutritional value!