blackberry muffins!

blackberry muffins. this recipe comes together quickly. i don't usually bake, so, take it from me, it's easy. i picked up blackberries on the cheap AND i purchased a cool new kitchen scale. problems was, i didn’t have buttermilk or milk. i used a mixture of sour cream and half & half and these are the best muffins i’ve ever eaten! moist, sweet with a lemony-sugary top. if you'd like to eat my muffin, here’s how:

you’ll need:

⅓ cup sugar (2 ⅓ ounces)
1 ½ teaspoons finely grated zest from 1 lemon

RECIPE FOR THE TOPPING:

stir together sugar and lemon zest in small bowl; set aside.

FOR THE MUFFINS:

1 cup fresh blackberries (about 5 ounces)
1 1⁄8 cups sugar (8 ounces)
2 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour (12 1/2 ounces)
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon table salt
2 large eggs
4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
¼ cup vegetable oil
¾ cup sour cream
¼ cup half and half
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

you’ll do:
 

adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 425℉.
spray standard size muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. do this over your sink.

in a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together.

whisk remaining 8 ounces sugar and eggs together in medium bowl until thick and homogeneous, about 45 seconds.

slowly whisk in butter and oil until combined.

whisk in sour cream, half & half and vanilla until combined. using rubber spatula, fold egg mixture and heaping cup of blackberries into flour mixture until just moistened. (Batter will be very lumpy with few spots of dry flour; do not overmix.)

use a ⅓ measuring cup or ice cream scoop to divide batter equally among prepared muffin cups (batter should completely fill cups and mound slightly).

add a fresh berry or two to each battered cup. this ensures you get a berry in every muffin!

sprinkle lemon sugar evenly over muffins.

bake until muffin tops are golden and just firm, 17 to 19 minutes, rotating muffin tin from front to back halfway through baking time. cool muffins in muffin tin on a wire rack for 5 minutes.

eat my muffin.