Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Step 1: Gather Your Ingredients
- First things first. Gather all your ingredients. It’s always easier to have everything on hand before you start. Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and grease a muffin tin or line it with paper liners. This way, when the muffins are ready, you'll be able to pop them right into the oven.
Step 2: Prepare the Dry Ingredients
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cardamom. This ensures that the leavening agents are evenly distributed. Feel free to inhale a little as you do this—the scent of fresh flour is quite grounding!
Step 3: Combine the Wet Ingredients
- In another bowl, start mixing the sugar and eggs. Beat them together until they're light and fluffy. This usually takes about 2 minutes. Next, pour in the vegetable oil, Greek yogurt, milk, and vanilla extract. Whisk until everything is smooth. Oh, can you smell that vanilla? It’s heavenly!
Step 4: Bring It All Together
- Now, it's time to mix the wet and dry ingredients. Gently fold the dry mixture into the wet ingredients using a spatula. Remember, you're not making bread, so overmixing is a no-go! Just fold until you can’t see streaks of flour.
Step 5: Add the Blueberries
- Take those beautiful, fresh blueberries and toss them in a little extra flour. This is a trick to prevent them from sinking to the bottom of your muffins. Fold them gently into the batter.
Step 6: Fill the Muffin Tins
- Scoop the batter into your prepared muffin tins, filling each about ¾ full. This is where the magic happens! You’ll want to leave a little space for the muffins to rise.
Step 7: Bake Away!
- Place the muffin tin in your preheated oven and let them bake for 18 to 20 minutes. You can check doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center of a muffin—it should come out clean or with a few moist crumbs attached.
Step 8: Cool and Enjoy!
- Once baked, remove them from the oven and let them cool in the tin for about 5 minutes. Then, transfer the muffins to a wire rack to cool completely. If you can resist, let them cool before diving in. The anticipation will make the first bite even better!
Nutrition
Notes
- Use fresh blueberries for the best flavor. Frozen blueberries work in a pinch, but fresh will elevate your muffins.
- Don’t skip the lemon zest. It brightens the flavor profile beautifully.
- Avoid overmixing. Gently fold the batter to keep it light and fluffy.
- Add nuts or seeds. For extra crunch and nutrition, consider adding chopped nuts or seeds into your batter.
- Taste your batter. You can adjust sweetness before baking if you feel you need more sugar.