Blueberry Muffin Tops

Ingredients

• 1.5 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 12 oz blueberries fresh
• 0.5 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.8 teaspoon salt 
• 3.5 tablespoons sugar 
• 3 tablespoons butter unsalted cold cut into bits
• 0.8 teaspoon vanilla 
• 1 large eggs whole
• 0.3 cup milk whole
• 1 large egg yolk 

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• skewers
• muffin liners

Directions

1. Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat to 375°F. Generously butter muffin pans.
2. Melt butter in a small saucepan over moderately low heat, then remove from heat.
3. Whisk in milk, then whisk in whole egg, yolk, and vanilla until combined well.
4. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl, then add milk mixture and stir until just combined. Fold in blueberries gently but thoroughly.
5. Divide batter among 12 muffin cups, spreading evenly.
6. Rub together all topping ingredients in a bowl with your fingertips until crumbly, then sprinkle evenly over batter in cups.
7. Bake until golden and crisp and a wooden pick or skewer inserted diagonally into center of a muffin comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes.
8. Cool in pans on a rack 15 minutes, then run a knife around edge of each muffin top and carefully remove from cups.
9. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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