The Single Ingredient That Turns Up The Blueberry Flavor In Muffins - Chowhound

If you plan to use lemon zest in your muffin recipe, know that it isn't the same as the lemon peel. Lemon peels are tart and bitter, they won't bode well in your muffins. The zest, though, is only the bright, thin yellow exterior on the outside of the peel. You'll want to use a zester to remove it, and only add the yellow top layer into the dish. Once you start to see pale yellow or white (this is known as the…