My friend Deb introduced me to this recipe, and it's been a family favorite ever since. Here they are, all dressed up for Valentine's Day. Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons finely grated fresh lemon zest
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
3/4 cup whole milk
2 large egg yolks
1 whole large egg
1 1/2 cups raspberries (6 ounces)
2 to 3 tablespoons sanding (coarse) or granulated sugar
paper or foil muffin-cup liners
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F and line 15 (1/3-cup) muffin cups with liners, dividing evenly between 2 pans (muffins cook more evenly with empty cups among them). Whisk together flour, cornmeal, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, and zest in a large bowl. Whisk together butter, milk, yolks, and whole egg and stir into flour mixture until just combined. Gently stir in berries and divide batter evenly among cups (each cup will be about three fourths full).
Bake in middle of oven (or upper and lower thirds if necessary) 10 minutes, then sprinkle tops evenly with sanding sugar. Bake muffins until tops are golden and a tester comes out clean, about 7 minutes more. Remove muffins from pans and cool on a rack.
