Key Lime Muffins
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
12 muffins
ingredients
- 1 3⁄4 cups flour
- 1⁄4 cup cornmeal
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup melted butter
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated key lime zest
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
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Topping
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 1⁄3 cup key lime juice
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a muffin pan with paper cups.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In another bowl, combine the butter, sugar, lime zest, eggs and milk.
- Add to the dry ingredients and beat until blended.
- Fill the muffin tins thre-quarters full.
- Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in a muffin comes out clean.
- Remove the muffins from the pan and set aside for about two minutes.
- While still hot, dip the top of each muffin in the lime juice, then dip them in sugar.
- Place the muffins sugar-side up on a rack.
- As they cool, the sugar will form a crunchy topping.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Recipe Junkie
Canton, Ohio