Ingredients

The following ingredients have 16 Servings
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons firmly packed light or dark brown sugar
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon kosher or coarse salt
  • 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (cut into small pieces)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ cup sour cream or plain Greek or whole milk yogurt
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 1 cup mixed berries (frozen (not defrosted) or fresh)

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 12-cup large muffin tin, or spray with nonstick spray or line the cup with paper liners and give them a spritz, too. If you want to use regular sized muffin tins, you will make 16 muffins.
  • Make the streusel topping: Combine the 1⁄3 cup of granulated sugar, the brown sugar, 1⁄2 cup plus 2 tablespoons of flour, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, the ginger, and salt in a food processor and give it a good whirl. Add the pieces of butter and pulse until the butter is incorporated and the mixture is crumbly. Do not over process; you don’t want a paste. Set the streusel topping aside.
  • Make the muffins: in a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In another medium bowl, combine the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then beat in the vanilla. Use the mixture on low, or switch to a spoon and stir in half the flour mixture, just until almost incorporated. Stir in the sour cream or yogurt and the milk, also just until blended. Stir in the rest of the dry ingredients, leaving the batter a bit lumpy but fairly incorporated – do not overmix. Gently fold in the berries.
  • Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups, dividing it evenly. Distribute the streusel topping over the muffins. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes until a toothpick or a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool the muffins in the tin on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then carefully remove them and continue to cool on wire rack until warm or room temperature.