Best Blueberry Muffins

• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 T. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 T. butter, melted and cooled slightly
• 1 1/4 c. (10 oz) sour cream
• 1 1/2 c. frozen blueberries, preferably wild
• toppings:
• cinnamon-sugar:
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• -- 4 T. butter, melted
• ginger- or lemon-glazed
• 1 tsp grated lemon zest
• or, 1 grated fresh ginger
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup sugar

1. 1. Adjust oven rack to middle and heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray standard muffin tin with nonstick spray.
2. 2. Whick flour, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl until combined. Whisk egg in 2nd bowl until well-combined and light colored, about 20 seconds. Add sugar and whisk vigorously until thick and homogenous, about 30 seconds; add melted butter in 2 or 3 steps, whisking to combine after each addition. Add sour cream in 2 steps, whisking just to combine.
3. 3. Add frozen blueberries to dry ingredients and gently toss to combine. Add sour cream mixture and fold with rubber spatula until batter comes together and berries evenly distributed, 25 to 30 seconds (small spots of flour may remain and batter will be thick). Do not overmix.
4. 4. Use ice cream scoop or large spoon to drop batter into greased muffin tin. Bake until light golden brown and toothpick or skewer inserted into center of muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes, rotating pan from front to back halfway through baking time. Invert muffins onto sire rack, stand muffins upright, and cool 5 minutes. Serve as is or use a topping.
5. cinnamon-sugar topping:
6. Mix cinnamon and sugar together in small bowl. After muffins have cooled 5 minutes, working one at a time, dip tops of muffins in melted butter and then cinnamon-sugar.
7. Ginger- or Lemon- glazed:
8. mix flavor and sugar in a small bowl.
9. Bring lemon juice and 1/4 c sugar to simmer in small saucepan over medium heat; simmer until mixture is thick and syrupy, and reduced to about 4 T. After muffins have cooled 5 minutes, brush tops with glaze, then working one at a time, dip tops of muffins in flavored sugar.

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