These muffins are perfect to serve at a brunch (possibly a Mother’s Day brunch) because they are delicious and oh so beautiful!
They are not like the muffins you buy at your local grocery store that are dense, sweet as cake, without a lot of blueberry flavor.
These muffins are filled to the brim with blueberries, have just the right amount of sweetness (more like a cornbread than a cake), plus they are light, fluffy, and moist.
(Plus the sugar topping is fantastic. I could easily lick it off all the tops!!)
Here’s the recipe…
Ingredients
for the jam
1 cup blueberries
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
for the muffins
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup blueberries
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1/2 stick unsalted butter (4 tablespoons), melted
1/4 cup canola oil
1 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
for the topping
1/3 cup granulated sugar
Directions
Preheat the oven to 425.
Heat 1 cup of blueberries in a sauce pan.
Mash the blueberries and add 1 teaspoon of sugar.
Cook under low heat until it thickens to a jam like texture, about 10 minutes. Should make about 1/3 cup. Set aside and let it cool.
In a large bow whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder.
In a medium bowl add the 1 1/4 cups of sugar, melted butter, eggs, oil, and buttermilk. Whisk until combined.
Pour into the dry ingredients, along with the blueberries. Gently swirl berry filling into batter using figure-eight motion. Gently mix with a rubber spatula just until the batter comes together. Lumpy is OK.
Scoop batter into muffin tins, about 2/3 full. Place a teaspoon of cooked berry mixture into the center of each mound of batter. Swirl berry filling into batter using a knife or chopstick.
Sprinkle the 1/3 cup sugar on top.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, until the tops brown, and a toothpick comes out cleanly.
The only problem with these muffins (and why we don’t make them that often at our house) is we end up eating too many. 
If you make some, please email me at jillian(at)catchmyparty(dot)com and tell me what you think.
