Blueberry Streusel Muffins

Lalaloula's Note:

I found these muffins in a book by the Australian Women's Weekly and made them for my Dad's birthday this year. The original recipe called for blackberries but I used blueberries instead. I'm sure they will be yummy with other berries as well. I also cut back on the sugar and butter used in the original and they still were very rich. Yum! Note: the cup measurements are based on the use of an Australian cup of 250 ml.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 12 muffins

dough

• 300 g flour (2 cups)
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 250 g fresh blueberries , washed and drained (1 3/4 cups)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 150 g apples , coarsely grated (1 medium)
• 50 g sugar (1/4cup)
• 3 eggs
• 80 ml oil (1/3 cup)
• 80 ml milk (1/3 cup)

streusel topping

• 50 g flour (1/3 cup)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 15 g butter

Directions:

1. In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
2. In another bowl mix egg, oil and milk.
3. Add wet ingredients to dry ones and mix only until just combined.
4. Fold in apple and blueberries.
5. Fill dough into prepared muffin tins (you may either grease the tins or line them with paper cups). Make sure not to fill them to the top because you will need some space for the streusel.
6. In a third bowl combine the ingredients for the streusel topping by hand. When your crumbs have reached the desired size (the longer you mix, the smaller the crumbs), sprinkle them over the muffins.
7. Bake at 180°C/350F in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Made the recipe as given & the muffins are so very, very tasty! As with others, we loved the topping & will definitely be making these again! Great for breakfast & mid-day snacking! [Made & reviewed in Went to the Market recipe tag]

[Cilantro in Canada]

These make a good breakfast muffin as they are not too sweet. The kids would have preferred a bit n=more sugar though. I did replace the oil with applesauce and I used soy milk in place of regular milk. Thanks for the recipe.

[FrenchBunny]

These were tasty muffins. I couldnt find fresh blueberries so I used frozen and thawed them, maybe this is why I didnt find these muffins sweet at all. I would of prefered them just a tad sweeter. I will try these muffins again when I find fresh blueberries to see if there is a difference. I love having muffins with a cup of tea in the morning. Thanks for sharing your recipe Lalaloula.