My little dumplings
They caught me the instant I walked into the supermarket. Meyer lemons I squealed! (yes unfortunately I did let out a squeal) J. grabbed a bag without my even asking, he is quite aware of my Meyer lemon obssession. I had no idea they were available. If you have never had one you just must. When they are available I use them constantly, fish, chicken, I slice them thinly and bake them with the dish and then eat them up. You can eat the peel and all. And desserts….oh desserts.
I had been considering an orange, blueberry, almond recipe from the cookbook “Baked, new frontier in baking” by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito. I really enjoy their cookbooks. Anyway better than orange would be Meyer lemon muffins!
MMMMMMMMMMMMeyer!
Just my luck that it snowed
today so I got to stay home
and bake the muffins!
I changed a few things
besides adding the Meyers.
I added more ground
almond and almond extract.
J said these were the best
muffins he’s ever had.
He doesn’t care for cakes
and muffins that much so
it said alot. I will be making
these again!
zest of 1 Meyer lemon
1/2 cup fresh orange juice, next time I will try lemon juice (Meyer of course)
1/2 c milk
2 egg whties
4 Tb melted butter (let cool)
1/2 tsp almond extract
Whip the above ingredients together. In a separate bowl mix together:
1/2 c ground almonds
2 c flour
3/4 c sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
Add the wet ingredients to the dry until just combined. Add 3/4 c blueberries to the batter. If you are using frozen blueberries, rinse well and toss with flour. Preheat the oven to 375 and grease 12 muffin tins. Fill the tins 3/4 with batter and decorate the top with sliced almonds if you want. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 15 mins and then remove to a wire rack.
Lovely flavor.
Now I’m off to make lemon curd! Meyer lemon curd that is! And then…I’ve heard that you can grow citrus trees inside……
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