Mixed Berry Buttermilk Muffins Recipe
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
25 to 30 minutes
Serves:
12 standard or 6 jumbo muffins
Ingredients
- 1 Cup granulated sugar, divided
- 1 Tsp. ground cardamom or cinnamon, divided
- 1 Cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 Tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons baking powder
- 1 Tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 Cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
- 1/2 Package from 1 package (6 ounces) Driscoll's Blackberries, slightly frozen
- 1/2 Package from 1 package (6 ounces) Driscoll's Blueberries, slightly frozen
- 1/2 Package from 1 package (6 ounces) Driscoll's Raspberries, slightly frozen
Directions
- PREHEAT oven to 400°F.
- BUTTER a 12-cup muffin pan.
- PLACE 1/4 sugar into a small bowl.
- ADD 1/4 teaspoon cardamom or cinnamon.
- STIR to combine.
- SPRINKLE muffin pan cups liberally with sugar mixture and SAVE remaining sugar mixture for topping muffins.
- POUR 1 cup buttermilk into a medium bowl.
- CRACK 2 eggs into bowl.
- ADD 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- WHISK to combine.
- SET ASIDE buttermilk mixture.
- PLACE 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour into a medium bowl.
- ADD 3/4 cup sugar.
- ADD 1 ½ teaspoons salt and ADD 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder and ADD 1/2 teaspoon baking soda.
- ADD remaining 3/4 teaspoon cardamom or cinnamon.
- WHISK to combine.
- CUT IN 1 stick chilled butter with a pastry blender or two knives and STOP MIXING when butter pieces are pea-sized and smaller.
- ADD buttermilk mixture to flour mixture and STIR just until combined. Do not over mix.
- SET ASIDE batter.
- PLACE 1/2 package blackberries into medium bowl.
- ADD 1/2 package blueberries and ADD 1/2 package raspberries.
- SPRINKLE remaining 1/4 cup all-purpose flour over berries.
- TOSS gently to COAT berries with flour.
- FOLD berry mixture gently into batter.
- DIVIDE batter evenly between muffin pan cups.
- SPRINKLE remaining sugar mixture over muffins.
- BAKE 15 minutes.
- ROTATE muffin pan.
- BAKE 10 to 15 minutes longer or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. (Jumbo muffins will take approximately 5 minutes longer.)
- ALLOW to cool in pan 5 minutes.
- TRANSFER muffins to a cooling rack to COOL completely.
- SERVE immediately.
