Month 7 day 6: Muffins

I had leftover succotash today, so I just made some muffins to have for breakfasts/snacks this week

Today I made:
Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins, Cooking Light August 2010

I don't get too many chances to use this little heart cake mold, so I did some normal muffins and some hearts ♡

These muffins are good. They have lemon zest in the batter, so there is just a hint of lemon flavor that I think is a really nice touch. They also have a little more sugar than I think they should be allowed to add and still call it healthy (actually, one of the reviewers makes a big deal out of having no "white sugar." But is brown sugar really better? O_o ). I look forward to having these for breakfasts this week.

An interesting tip in this recipe is to shake the frozen blueberries with a little flour. This is supposed to prevent the batter from turning blue, and sure enough the batter stayed pretty tan. I feel like it's nbd to have blue muffins, but if you do care, there you go.

This was my first time using powdered buttermilk. Since I never use up a full quart, and I always think that I will freeze the rest but then don't get around to it, I figured it would be good to try this out. It's about $2 for 4-1 cup envelopes, so it's about the same price as liquid buttermilk. The flavor wasn't that strong in these, so I can't tell if it's a good replacement or not, but seems like a good solution for me.