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Bakery Style Rhubarb Sour Cream Muffins

Ania
These rhubarb muffins taste straight from a bakery! They are extra tall muffins baked in tulip liners. Every bite is full of tangy rhubarb, which pairs perfectly with the sugar and vanilla in the muffin base. It's finished with a buttery sugar streusel that pairs it all together so perfectly!
5 from 1 vote

Ingredients
 
 

For the muffins

For the streusel

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375℉/190℃. Line the muffin tin with 10 tulip liners or 12 regular-sized liners and set aside. Wash, dry, and chop the rhubarb into thin slices (about 1/4") and set aside. Melt the butter and allow it to cool as you prep the rest of the ingredients.
    1/3 cup unsalted butter, 1 1/2 cups rhubarb

For the streusel

  • In a medium-sized bowl, add in the cold butter, white sugar, and flour. With your hands or a fork, mix together until a crumbly streusel forms. Place in the fridge to chill as you make the muffin batter.
    3/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1/3 cup white sugar, 5 tbsp butter

For the muffins

  • In a medium-sized bowl, add in flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir to combine and set aside.
    2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 1/2 tsps baking powder, 2 tsps cornstarch
  • In a large bowl, add in oil, melted and slightly cooled butter, eggs, sugar, sour cream, and vanilla. Whisk for 2-3 minutes until well combined and set aside.
    1/4 cup oil, 1/3 cup unsalted butter, 3/4 cups white sugar, 2 large eggs, 1 tbsp vanilla, 1 cup sour cream
  • Add the dry into the wet. With a spatula, stir to form a soft muffin batter. Don't over-mix!
  • In the bowl with the sliced rhubarb, add 1 tbsp of flour and evenly mix around to coat the rhubarb pieces. This will prevent them from sinking. Then add into the muffin batter bowl and mix together.
    1 1/2 cups rhubarb
  • Scoop the batter evenly amongst the liners. They should be about halfway full in the tulip liners, and almost all the way full if using regular liners.
  • Sprinkle a handful of streusel on top of each muffin. Bake for 27-32 minutes if using tulip liners, or 24-27 minutes if using regular liners. A toothpick inserted in the middle will come out clean with no wet batter. Allow to cool and enjoy!