The Best Lemon Blueberry White Chocolate Muffin Top
TIPS FOR SUCCESS:
- Make sure to use Farmland Fresh Dairies Reduced Fat Cultured Buttermilk
- Have your ingredients at room temperature.
- If mixing by hand, make sure you whisk the wet ingredients until very smooth.
- Gently fold in the blueberries and white chocolate chunks or chips so you don’t crush the blueberries.
- I use a scoop that measures 5 tablespoons. BUt you can use any lasrge scoop. If you have more than 6 mufiins you may just need to reduce thae baking time becuase they will be smaller.
- Freeze the shaped muffin tops for at least 30 minutes. They can also be frozen until solid and stored in an airtight container in the freezer until you are ready to bake them. That way you can bake one or the whole batch.
Ingredients
Lemon Crumb Topping:
- 57 grams of Unsalted Butter, Melted & Cooled (4 Tablespoons)
- 80 grams of All Purpose Flour 2/3 Cup
- 66 grams of Granulated Sugar 1/3 Cup
- Pinch of KosherSalt
- 1 Teaspoon of Lemon Zest
- 100 grams of Granulated Sugar 1/2 Cup
- 2 Teaspoons of Lemon Zest
Muffin Top Batter:
- 57 grams of Unsalted Room Temperature Butter 4 Tablespoons
- 2 Tablespoons of Vegetable Oil
- 1 Whole Large Egg
- 135 grams of All Purpose Flour 1 Cup + 2 Tablespoons
- ¼ teaspoon of Kosher Salt
- ¾ Teaspoon of Baking Powder
- ¼ Teaspoon of Baking Soda
- 60 ml of buttermilk 1/4 Cup
- ¾ cup of Fresh Blueberries
- ¼ Cup of Chopped White Chocolate or White Chocolate Chips
Instructions
Crumb Topping:
- Combine the flour, sugar, salt and lemon zest. Add the melted butter and mix together with a fork until crumbs form.
- Place in the refrigerator until ready to use. After removing the crumbs from the fridge they may have stuck together, just break them up using a fork or your fingers.
Muffin Top Batter:
- Preheat oven to 375°. Line a half sheet pan with parchment paper.
Mixer Instructions:
- In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, mix together the sugar and lemon zest for 30 seconds on medium speed.
- Add the butter and oil and mix on medium speed for 1-2 minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the egg and mix until combined.
- Whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
- Add half the dry ingredients and mix on low until combined.
- Add the buttermilk and mix on low followed by the remaining flour.
- Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in the blueberries and the white chocolate.
- Using a large scoop, scoop the batter and drop into the crumb mixture. Gently roll the batter in the crumbs making sure to keep the batter in a round shape. (This might get a bit messy) Place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining batter making a total of 6 muffin tops.
- Place the sheet pan with the muffin tops in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
- Bake for 24-25 minutes or until the tops are a golden brown and the top springs back when lightly pressed.
- Remove from the oven and place the pan on a rack to cool for 10 minutes.
- Remove the muffin tops and place directly on a rack and allow to cool completely.
MIx by Hand Insstructions:
- In a alrge bowl massage together with your fingers the lemon zest and granulated sugar.
- Add the butter, oil and egg and whisk together until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
- Add half the dry ingredients and whisk in gently until combined.
- Add the buttermilk and gently whisk until combined followed by the remaining flour.
- Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in the blueberries and the white chocolate.
- Using a large scoop, scoop the batter and drop into the crumb mixture. Gently roll the batter in the crumbs making sure to keep the batter in a round shape. (This might get a bit messy) Place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining batter making a total of 6 muffin tops.
- Place the sheet pan with the muffin tops in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
- Bake for 24-25 minutes or until the tops are a golden brown and the top springs back when lightly pressed.
- Remove from the oven and place the pan on a rack to cool for 10 minutes.
- Remove the muffin tops and place directly on a rack and allow to cool completely.