Blueberry Crisp Cupcakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 cups flour
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 3/4 cups sugar (increase for a sweeter muffin)
    1/2 cup butter, softened (can use butter-flavor Crisco shortening in place of butter)
    3/4 cup milk
    2 teaspoons almond extract
    3 egg whites
    3 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen unthawed)
    STREUSEL
    1/3 cup flour
    1/4 cup oats (old fashioned or quick oats)
    1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/4 cup butter, softened (no subs!)
    1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans
Preparation
    Set oven to 350 degrees F.
    Lighty grease 30 regular-size muffin tins or line with paper muffin liners.
    For the cupcake, in a bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
    In another bowl beat sugar with softened butter and almond extract until fluffy using an electric mixer (about 3 minutes).
    Add in milk; beat until combined.
    Gradually beat in the flour mixture; beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
    Add in egg whites; beat at medium speed for 1 minute.
    Spoon/divide the batter between the prepared muffin tins about half full.
    Spoon the blueberries over the batter.
    Bake for 10 minutes.
    Meanwhile for the streusel, in a bowl combine 1/3 cup flour, oats, brown sugar and cinnamon; mix well.
    Using a pastry blender or fingers cut in a 1/4 cup softened butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs; stir in chopped nuts.
    After 10 minutes of baking time, remove the cupcakes from the oven; sprinkle the batter over each cupcake.
    Return to over and bake another 18-20 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
    Cool in muffin tins for 10 minutes.
    Remove cupcakes to wire racks to cool completely.

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