LEMON BLUEBERRY MUFFINS WITH SOUR CREAM RECIPES

Steps:

• pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, start with the eggs and lightly beat, add the "wet" ingredients in the order listed, sour cream, sugar, milk, lemon zest and lemon juice, mixing until well blended 1 to 2 minutes.
• In a seperate bowl sift the flour with the salt, baking soda and baking powder. Once sifted stir the flour mixture into the wet mixture with a spatula, carefull not to over mix the batter. It is OK to have some lumps in the batter and the batter will be thick. Gently fold in the blueberrys so as not to mash them into the batter.
• I like my muffins a little on the large size so I fill the paper baking cups 3/4 of the way full, in regular or jumbo muffin pans.
• For regular muffins bake at 375 for approximately 16 to 18 minutes and for jumbo muffins bake for 20 to 22 minutes.
• Let the muffins cool in the muffin pan for 2 to 3 mintues then remove to a cooling rake for another 5 minutes.
• Serve warm.

Steps:

• Whisk together 2 1/2 cups of the flour and the baking powder in a medium bowl until completely combined. Toss 1 1/2 cups of the blueberries with the remaining 2 tablespoons flour in a medium bowl until completely coated. Whisk together the buttermilk, sour cream, vanilla and salt in a large measuring cup until smooth.
• Arrange a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F. Spray the top of a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick spray and line with standard cupcake liners. (It's important to spray the top of the pan because the muffin tops will stick to the pan if you don't.)  
• Beat the butter, granulated sugar and lemon zest with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, occasionally scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the egg and yolks and continue beating until fully incorporated, about 2 minutes.  
• With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with the wet ingredients in 2 additions, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Fold in the blueberries until evenly distributed (be careful not to overmix). 
• Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups with a heaping 1/3 cup per muffin. Top the batter with the remaining 1/2 cup blueberries, gently pressing to adhere (you should have 4 to 5 berries per muffin). Sprinkle with the raw sugar.  
• Bake the muffins, rotating the pan halfway through, until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Then remove the muffins onto the wire rack to cool completely.