How to Bake Muffins with Muffin Tops and a Basic Muffin Recipe
Learn how to make perfect bakery style muffins at home with this basic muffin recipe.
Prep Time20minutes
Cook Time17minutes
Total Time37minutes
Servings9Muffins
Ingredients
3tablespoonsButtersoftened
1/3cup1/3 less fat Cream Cheesesoftened
1/2cupGranulated Sugar
1/2teaspoonVanilla
1Egg
1Egg White
1cupplus 3 tablespoons All Purpose Flour
2 1/2teaspoonsBaking Powder
1/2teaspoonBaking Soda
1/4teaspoonSalt
1/4cupButtermilk
1tablespoonFlour for tossing the berries
1 1/2cupBerries
optional 1/2 cup Nuts or White Chocolate Chips
Plus for the topping:
1tablespoonButtermelted
1tablespoonRaw Sugar
Instructions
Heat your oven to 425 degrees. Fill a muffin tin with 9 muffin liners. Then use an electric mixer to combine the butter and cream cheese. Once well mixed, add the granulated sugar and mix on a medium high speed until the mixture is fluffy. This will take about 2 minutes.
Add the egg, egg white, and vanilla and beat until it is just combined with the butter, cream cheese, and sugar mixture.
In a separate bowl, combine 1 cup and 3 tablespoons flour, with the baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Remove the bowl of the electric mixer, you want to fold everything together by hand. Fold the flour mixture and buttermilk into the ingredients in the bowl from the mixer. Stir in a third of the flour mixture, then half the buttermilk, another third of the flour mixture, the remaining buttermilk, and then the remaining flour mixture. Fold together until it is just mixed - don't over mix. Let the batter sit for 15 minutes.
While the batter is sitting, pour the berries and other mix ins into a bowl. Dust with a tablespoon of flour, and gently mix coating the berries in flour. This prevents the berries from sinking to the bottom.
After the batter has rested, fold in the berries and other mix ins.
Pour the batter into 9 muffin liners, filling them all the way to the top. Then top with the melted butter and raw sugar.
Turn your oven light on, and place the muffins in the oven to bake. It will take 10-12 minutes for the muffins to rise and the muffin tops to brown. At this point, reduce the heat to 350 degrees (don't open the oven though). Let bake for another 5-7 minutes.
Remove the muffins from the oven, let cool for 2 minutes, and then place the muffins on their side on a towel to finish cooling. This prevents the muffin tops for sinking as they cool.