While apple pie is pretty much as all-American as you can get, it's not really seasonal for the Fourth of July. To me, a close second for sheer patriotic goodness is the blueberry muffin: Where else in the world is eating what is basically a cupcake for breakfast considered the norm? God bless this country.
Seriously, I made four batches of these muffins over the weekend and my family ate them ALL. Addictive yet so simple. Sometimes, as my friend Kirsten says, you just can't improve on the simple standard: You could add lemon peel or orange essence, but it won't make these any better, just different. So here's the classic recipe:
