Lemon Ricotta Muffins
photo by gemini08
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 2 cups plain flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1⁄4 cup sliced almonds
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon sugar, extra
directions
- Preheat oven 180 degrees C.
- WHISK flour,baking powder, baking soda, salt in bowl.
- BEAT in 1 cup sugar, butter lemon zest in until light and fluffy.
- BEAT in ricotta.
- BEAT in egg, lemon juice and almond extract.
- Divide batter into lined muffin tins.
- Sprinkle with slivered almonds and extra sugar over all muffins.
- Bake about 15 - 20 minutes util lightly golden brown.
- ENJOY!
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Reviews
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I just had to put another review in on these excellent muffins!Actually I decided to add a few more ingredients and it made these already great muffins even better.I added 1/3 cup toasted coconut,1/3 cup toasted almonds,1/4 cup milk and 1 cup of blueberries.I omitted the almonds from the top and put them into the batter instead.I added the milk to reduce the thickness of the batter a little.I guess I could have submitted this recipe as an awesome blueberry muffin but it's basically the same recipe with a few additions.If you have not tried these I highly recommend it! I just made these muffins yet again and went exactly by the recipe without adding anything.I added the milk in the previous batch because the batter was quite dry and I thought it would turn into a dry muffin.I was WRONG!!I'd like to try making these into squares,with a little icing sugar,water and almond extract mixture drizzled over it as a glaze.That would be awesome!
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I made this as a loaf rather than muffins, and it is probably the best lemon loaf I have ever made. It is a bit dense, but very moist and delicious. I did make a few changes to the recipe....used light margarine instead of butter, light ricotta, 2 tsp lemon extract instead of almond, and cut the sugar to 2/3 of a cup. I also skipped the almonds on top because I didn't have any on hand. I baked it in a standard loaf pan and it took 45 minutes. Very tasty....I will be making this again.
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I think these muffins were quite nice. I chose not to add the sliced almonds on top but followed the recipe exactly other than that. The mix was definitely a dough, and they cooked up to be somewhat dense (but not nearly as dense as I expected) and surprisingly moist. My mom really liked them and I did too but I think I would probably make them in a muffin top pan next time because the top was by far far the best part (even without the extra sugar and almonds).
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These muffins did not rise as much as expected - could be that my baking soda is too old. But the taste was FANTASTiC! The combination of lemon and almond extract is simply divine! I used splenda instead of sugar, it was not too sweet - just right. I will make them again (with new baking soda). thank you for a great recipe!
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Delicious! I needed to use up some ricotta and found this recipe. I must admit I had my doubts when I made the batter. It was very thick and almost like a cookie dough. But it bakes up like a very moist cake. The only ingredients I left out were the lemon zest and the almonds, because I didn't have any on hand but next time I will add them. Thanks Mickey!
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Where have these been all my life? The dough was really thick, making me worry they would turn out dense or heavy, but they baked up light and moist. I had no lemon peel to zest so I replaced it and the lemon juice with 1 tsp of lemon extract. The rest I followed the recipe. I also wanted a nice crown so I made 11 muffins instead of a dozen and they turned out exactly as I wanted. Thanks, Mickey, I will be making these again.
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I made this as a loaf rather than muffins, and it is probably the best lemon loaf I have ever made. It is a bit dense, but very moist and delicious. I did make a few changes to the recipe....used light margarine instead of butter, light ricotta, 2 tsp lemon extract instead of almond, and cut the sugar to 2/3 of a cup. I also skipped the almonds on top because I didn't have any on hand. I baked it in a standard loaf pan and it took 45 minutes. Very tasty....I will be making this again.
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I just had to put another review in on these excellent muffins!Actually I decided to add a few more ingredients and it made these already great muffins even better.I added 1/3 cup toasted coconut,1/3 cup toasted almonds,1/4 cup milk and 1 cup of blueberries.I omitted the almonds from the top and put them into the batter instead.I added the milk to reduce the thickness of the batter a little.I guess I could have submitted this recipe as an awesome blueberry muffin but it's basically the same recipe with a few additions.If you have not tried these I highly recommend it! I just made these muffins yet again and went exactly by the recipe without adding anything.I added the milk in the previous batch because the batter was quite dry and I thought it would turn into a dry muffin.I was WRONG!!I'd like to try making these into squares,with a little icing sugar,water and almond extract mixture drizzled over it as a glaze.That would be awesome!
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mickeydownunder
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