Key Lime Muffins
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
2/3 Cup sugarGrated zest and juice of 1 Mexican Lime or three Key Limes2 Cups all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder1/4 teaspoon salt3/4 Cup Light Sour Cream2 Large eggs1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract1 stick butter, melted and cooledOptional Icing (not listed in nutritional facts):1 cup powdered sugar2-3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
This recipe yields approximately 12 regular-sized muffins.
Center a rack in the oven and preheat to 4oo degrees F.
Butter or spray a muffin pan or use muffin cups. In a large bowl, rub the sugar and lime zest together with your fingers until the sugar is moist and the fragrance of lime strong. Whisk in flour, baking powder and salt. In a large glass measuring cup, whisk the sour cream, eggs, vanilla, lime juice and melted butter together until well blended. Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients and, with a rubber spatula, gently stir to blend. Do NOT over mix, batter will be lumpy. Divide evenly between 12 muffin cups.
Bake approximately 18 minutes, or until tops are golden and a thin knife inserted into the center or the muffins comes out clean. Transfer pan to a rack and cool for 5 minutes before removing and serving. If adding the icing, cool completely before drizzling over the muffins.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BRIBEE.
Center a rack in the oven and preheat to 4oo degrees F.
Butter or spray a muffin pan or use muffin cups. In a large bowl, rub the sugar and lime zest together with your fingers until the sugar is moist and the fragrance of lime strong. Whisk in flour, baking powder and salt. In a large glass measuring cup, whisk the sour cream, eggs, vanilla, lime juice and melted butter together until well blended. Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients and, with a rubber spatula, gently stir to blend. Do NOT over mix, batter will be lumpy. Divide evenly between 12 muffin cups.
Bake approximately 18 minutes, or until tops are golden and a thin knife inserted into the center or the muffins comes out clean. Transfer pan to a rack and cool for 5 minutes before removing and serving. If adding the icing, cool completely before drizzling over the muffins.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BRIBEE.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 222.7
- Total Fat: 10.5 g
- Cholesterol: 61.6 mg
- Sodium: 201.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 28.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
- Protein: 3.8 g
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