Mean Chef's Lemon Sour Cream Muffins

This is an adopted recipe. This recipe makes light, fluffy and soft muffins which are more cake like with a hint of lemon.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 10 muffins

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
• 2  cups unbleached white flour
• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 2  large eggs, beaten
• 1  cup sour cream
• 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
• 1  lemon, juice and zest of

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Grease muffin tins.
3. Melt the butter and let cool.
4. Thoroughly mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
5. Whisk together the eggs and sour cream in a smaller bowl.
6. Stir in the butter, 1/4 cup lemon juice, and zest and juice of lemon.
7. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients.
8. Add wet ingredients and mix with as few strokes as possible.
9. Don't overmix.
10. Spoon batter into muffin tins.
11. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.