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Easy vs Expert Blueberry Muffin Recipes: Is it WORTH IT?

Joy of Cooking and Bouchon Bakery go head to head in this easy vs expert blueberry muffin recipe comparison.

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Joy of Cooking muffins

Joy of Cooking

Ingredients

2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

(¼ teaspoon grated or ground nutmeg)

1 cup milk (235g) or cream (230g)

2 large eggs

½ cup (100g) sugar or packed light brown sugar

4 to 8 tablespoons (2 to 4 oz or 55 to 115g) unsalted butter, melted

1 teaspoon vanilla

1½ cups fresh or frozen blue-berries

streusel to top, if desired

Streusel

½ cup all-purpose flour

½ cup sugar

(½ teaspoon ground cinnamon)

(¼ teaspoon ground cardamom)

¼ teaspoon salt

5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes

Bouchon Bakery muffins

Bouchon Bakery

Ingredients

All-purpose flour

10 grams | 1 tablespoon

86 grams | ½ cup + 2 tablespoons

Cake flour

109 grams | ¾ cup + 1½ tablespoons

Baking powder

2.8 grams | ½+⅛ teaspoon

Baking soda

2.8 grams | ½+⅛ teaspoon

Salt

2.4 grams | ¾ teaspoon

Unsalted butter, at room temperature

96 grams | 3.4 ounces

Granulated sugar

96 grams | ½ cup

Unsulfured blackstrap molasses

40 grams | 2 tablespoons

Clover honey

54 grams | 2½ tablespoons

Eggs

72 grams | ¼ cup + 1½ teaspoons

Vanilla paste

1.2 grams | ¼ teaspoon

Buttermilk

57 grams | ¼ cup

Frozen wild blueberries

180 grams | ¾ cup + 3 tablespoons

Almond Streusel

All-purpose flour

60 grams

Almond flour/meal

60 grams

Granulated sugar

60 grams

Kosher salt

0.3 gram | ⅛ teaspoon

Cold unsalted butter, cut into ¼-inch pieces

60 grams

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