Blueberry Lime Muffins..My Oh My

Blueberries have always been one of my favorite fruits. There is something about them that draws me. I love the color, the flavor and everything else about them.

I love blueberries.

I wanted to make blueberry muffins but I wanted something a little different that just blueberries. I couldn’t think of a compelling flavor combination and I happened to set the blueberries down next to a bowl of limes.

Well maybe the flavor didn’t strike me as having the potential to be amazing but the color combination of the deep blue and vivid green did. I decided it would be blueberry lime muffins.

They were excellent. Sweet blueberry flavor with the acidic tartness of lime. Lime is so different from lemon, rounder somehow and more full. Citrus always adds a complexity to blueberries…but the lime gives it a little extra wow.

Blueberry Lime Muffins

• 2-1/4 cups flour
• 1 cup  sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• grated zest from one lime
• Juice from one lime
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1-1/2 cups blueberries

1. Preheat oven to 400F
2. Line muffin cups with liners
3. Mix dry ingredients and set aside (add the zest in with the dry ingredients)
4. Mix wet ingredients, including the lime juice, until well blended
5. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and blend quickly. fold in blueberries carefully
6. Spoon into muffin cups and sprinkle with a little sugar
7. Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes
8. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes before serving. This helps them to firm up.

Makes 12