Sour Cream Muffins

Square close up side shot of 3 ingredient sour cream muffins on a wooden serving board.

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5 from 8 votes

You'll love Aunt Bee's tender, buttery, and easy 3-ingredient sour cream muffins!

Course Breakfast, Brunch, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword 3 ingredient sour cream muffins, sour cream muffins

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings muffins

Calories 239kcal

Author Blair Lonergan

Ingredients

2 cups self-rising flour (I prefer White Lily brand)
½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted (plus an extra 1 tablespoon for brushing at the end)
8 ounces (1 cup) sour cream, at room temperature
Optional, for serving: honey, jam, and apple butter

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 9 standard-size muffin cups with paper liners; fill any empty muffin cups in the pan with water. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the self-rising flour, melted butter, and sour cream. Stir just until a thick dough comes together; do not over-mix.
Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each cup to the top. I use an ice cream scoop for this step to make sure that each muffin is the same size. Bake the muffins for 25-28 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown.
Brush the warm muffins with 1 tablespoon of melted butter.
Let cool for a few minutes in the pan, and then serve warm or transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Make sure that your self-rising flour is fresh. Just like any other leavening agents, the baking powder in self-rising flour can go bad and your muffins will not rise.

Use full-fat, room temperature sour cream for the best results. Full-fat, plain, Greek-style yogurt would probably work as a substitute, but I have not tested that version. Do not substitute mayonnaise for the sour cream in these muffins, because you need the acidity in the sour cream to help the muffins rise.

If you don't have a bag of self-rising flour in your pantry, that's no problem. You can make 1 cup of self-rising flour by placing 1 cup of all-purpose flour in a bowl. Whisk in 1 teaspoon of baking powder and ¼ teaspoon of salt. This recipe calls for 2 cups of self-rising flour, so you would need to combine 2 cups of all-purpose flour with 2 teaspoons of baking powder and ½ teaspoon of salt.

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