Mini Blueberry Muffins
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Mini Blueberry Muffins

Yield
Prep
Total
12 mini muffins (silicone mini muffin mold)
10m
22m
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The key to great muffins is to mix the batter until just combined. Overmixing develops gluten and makes them tough. Find the easy recipe, ingredients, steps, and timing on this page.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

For the crumb topping (optional but worth it):

  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cold butter, cut into tiny pieces
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Steps

  1. 01Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
  2. 02In a separate bowl, whisk the egg, milk, melted butter, and vanilla.
  3. 03Pour wet into dry. Stir until just combined. Stop the moment there are no dry streaks. Lumps are correct. Overmixed muffins are tough.
  4. 04Gently fold in the blueberries.
  5. 05If making the crumb topping: pinch the flour, sugar, and cold butter together with your fingertips until it looks like coarse sand.
  6. 06Fill greased silicone cups 2/3 full. Sprinkle crumb topping over each.
  7. 07Ready for the air fryer.
The "stir until just combined" instruction is the most important line in any muffin recipe. Muffin batter should look rough, lumpy, and almost undermixed. Every extra stir develops gluten and you end up with a dense, chewy muffin instead of a tender, fluffy one. When you think you should stir one more time, stop.
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How to Air Fry It

Temp
Cook
Prep
Flip?
320°F
12m
10m
No
  1. 01Preheat the air fryer to 320°F.
  2. 02Place the filled silicone mini muffin cups directly into the air fryer basket in a single layer.
  3. 03Cook at 320°F for 12 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
  4. 04Carefully remove the muffin cups from the air fryer and let them cool slightly.
  5. 05Pop the mini muffins out of the silicone molds and serve warm.

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