Blueberry Walnut Streusel Muffins - Farberware Cookware

Ingredients

 For the Muffins:
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup canola oil
2 eggs lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup fresh blueberries

 For the Topping:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons packed light brown sugar
2/3 cup walnut halves coarsely chopped
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 tablespoons butter cut into small pieces

Yield: 12 Muffins

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a 12-muffin pan with liners.

For the muffins, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt in a medium bowl. Combine the milk, oil, eggs, and extract in a separate bowl. Pour the liquid mixture into the dry mixture and stir until just moistened. (Don’t overwork the batter). Gently stir in the blueberries. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.

To make the streusel topping, combine the flour, sugar, walnuts, and cinnamon in a bowl. Use your fingers to rub the butter into the mixture until it begins to stick together and form crumbs when pressed. Sprinkle the topping evenly over the batter-filled muffin cups.

Bake in the center of the oven until the muffin tops are nicely browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 23-25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool 5 minutes. Remove muffins from the pan and cool at least 10 minutes longer on a wire rack before serving.

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This is my first time making brownies from scratch. It was easy to make. I just add and mix all the dry ingredients in bowl then added and mix in the wet ingredients. My batter was a bit runny so I was uncertain if it will turn out good but it tasted fine. I thought it will come out chewy like the boxed ones, but my brownies were a bit cake-like, mild moist and choco flavor. Well I like how it turn out. My walnuts also didn't sink to the bottom, I crush the walnut into smaller pieces too.

I wanted to used the muffin pan but it seem that there was too much batter and I did not want to bake it twice so didn't used it. I also did 50/50 sugar and brown sugar, just because.


I've read some of the comments people posted from the site. I took note that many added 1 cups of flour instead and suggested it that it was less cake-like, which I followed the advice. But I don't know I think it was still a bit cake like.

There was another comment I took note of. This person used 1/2 cup butter and sub in 1/2 cup applesauce and took about 45 minutes to bake. I would like to try this way next time.

There was also other comment were they added choco chip or coconut flakes instead of walnuts.

2 cups white sugar
1 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup walnut halves (optional)

Mix sugar, butter and cocoa powder together then add rest of ingredients in and mix. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 30 minutes in a 9 x 13 inch greased pan.