Page 298 - Cupcakes

1 container (6 ounces; ¾ cup) yogurt of your choice (see “the Cupcake Doctor

says”)
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup fresh blueberries, rinsed and patted dry (see “the Cupcake Doctor says”)

STREUSEL TOPPING:
¼ cup packed light brown sugar

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon butter, at room temperature

1. Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 400°F. Mist the
bottoms of 12 muffin cups with the vegetable oil spray. Set the pans aside.

2. Prepare the muffin batter: Remove the package of blueberries and set it aside.
Place the muffin mix in a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the center. Place the
yogurt, eggs, and vanilla in a small mixing bowl and stir with a fork to combine
and break up the egg yolks. Pour the yogurt mixture into the well of the muffin
mix. Stir the wet and dry ingredients together with a wooden spoon just until
combined, 20 strokes. Pour the reserved blueberries into a strainer, rinse them
under cold running water, and drain well. Fold these blueberries into the batter
along with the fresh berries. Stir another 10 strokes just to combine. The batter

will still be a little lumpy. Spoon or scoop ⅓ cup batter into each prepared
muffin cup, filling it three quarters of the way full. Set the pan aside.

3. Prepare the streusel topping: Place the brown sugar and flour in a small bowl
and stir together. Add the butter, mashing it with a fork until the mixture is
crumbly. With your hands, sprinkle a heaping teaspoon of this topping on top of
each muffin. Place the pan in the oven.

4. Bake the muffins until they are lightly golden and just spring back when
lightly pressed with your finger, 20 to 23 minutes. Remove the pan from the

oven and place it on a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. Run a dinner knife around
the edges of the muffins, lift them up from the bottoms of the cups using the end
of the knife, and pick them out of the cups carefully with your fingertips, taking
care not to disturb the streusel. Place the muffins on a wire rack to cool for 15