Glazed Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
Super moist lemon poppy seed muffins are topped with sweet and tangy lemon icing.
READY IN: 25mins
SERVES: 6
YIELD: 12 muffins
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 2tablespoons lemon zest
- 1⁄2cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4teaspoon baking soda
- 3⁄4teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4teaspoon sea salt
- 2tablespoons poppy seeds
- 2
- 1⁄2cup kefir or 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2
- 3 1⁄2tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Lemon glaze
- 1 1⁄2
- 3tablespoons fresh lemon juice
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DIRECTIONS
- In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, lemon zest, flour, baking soda, baking powder, sea salt and poppy seeds.
- In a separate bowl, mix and combine eggs, kefir and vanilla extract. Add cooled, melted butter. Mix and combine.
- Add lemon juice and stir to combine all liquids.
- Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. Batter should be lumpy!
- Spoon batter into 12 muffin tin cups lined with paper liners. Bake in the oven for 12-16 minutes at 200°C until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool muffins on a wire rack about 5 minutes, then drizzle the glaze over each muffin. Remove from muffins pan and slip off paper liners.
- Lemon glaze: combine sifted powdered sugar and lemon juice; mix, adding additional lemon juice or sugar, until consistency of glaze can be drizzled from a spoon.
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