Ingredients

  • 1 streusel topping (recipe follows)
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup fresh, canned (drained), or frozen blueberries
  • 1 streusel topping
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp firm butter or stick margarine
  • tbsp shortening

Method

  • preheat oven to 400F.
  • grease bottom only of 12 medium muffin cups, 2 1/2x 1 1/4 inches, with shortening, or line with paper baking cups.
  • make the streusel topping and set aside.
  • (mix flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
  • then cut in butter, using a pastry blender or crisscrossing two knives, until crumbly).
  • set topping aside.
  • beat milk, oil and egg in a large bowl with a fork or wire whisk.
  • stir in flour, sugar, baking powder and salt all at once just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy).
  • Fold in blueberries.
  • divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
  • sprinkle each with about 1 tablespoon of streusel topping.
  • bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
  • if baked in greased pan let stand about 5 minutes in pan, then remove pan to wire rack.
  • if baked in paper baking cups, immediately remove from pan to wire rack.
  • serve warm if desired.
  • ** if using self rising flour, omit baking powder and salt.