Vegan Lemon-Poppy Seed Muffins

Name: Vegan Lemon-Poppy Seed Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12-15 muffins, 12-15 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour; 1/2 cup barley flour or 1/2 cup additional whole wheat pastry flour; 1/4 cup poppy seed; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 tablespoons flax seeds; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed; 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice; 1/4 cup canola oil; 1/3 cup pure maple syrup; 2 tablespoons lemon zest (coloured part only); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Submitted by White Rose Child

"These are truly delectable muffins. They have a very light texture, crunchiness from the poppy seeds and a heavenly lemon-maple flavor. Wonderful for breakfast; try with apple butter or strawberry jam. (From "The Vegan Sourcebook")"

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photo by Outta Here

Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 13
Yields:: 12-15 muffins
Serves:: 12-15

ingredients

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
¹⁄₂ cup barley flour or 1/2 cup additional whole wheat pastry flour
¹⁄₄ cup poppy seed
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons flax seeds
1 cup water
¹⁄₂ cup frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
¹⁄₃ cup fresh lemon juice
¹⁄₄ cup canola oil
¹⁄₃ cup pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons lemon zest (coloured part only)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

In a large bowl, combine the flours, poppy seeds, baking powder & soda. Stir well.
Place the flax seeds in dry blender and grind into a powder. Add 1/2 cup of the water and blend till it's a gummy consistency, about a minute.
Add remaining wet ingredients to the blender,except zest, and blend till frothy, 1-2 minutes.
Stir the zest into the blended mixture. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir just until everything is evenly moistened- Do Not Over mix! The batter will be fairly stiff.
Immediately spoon the batter into 12-15 muffin cups with papers in them. Bake until the "toothpick tester" is clean and the muffins are lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
Serve warm or cool completely on a rack before storing. Keep fresh up to 4 days, or they also freeze well.

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Reviews

I found these to have a great, light, texture, for being whole-wheat (I use W/W PASTRY flour) but I think more lemon is called for. Instead of apple juice concentrate I will try lemonade concentrate next time. (we LOVE lemon!) If you are looking for a sweet muffin, this isn't it (which is fine for us!) These have just a hint of sweetness.

Outta Here
This is a very good muffin recipe that is very flavorfull, but it was not fluffy as I had hoped. perhaps I over mixed the batter but I had some flour "craters" in some of the finshed muffins so I dont think that was the case. I did not have barley flour so I just used more whole wheat flour as you suggested. Over all a very good muffin recipe I plan on making again!

anme7039

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

White Rose Child

A teenager who loves to cook- weird or what? But yes, it's one of my passions! To me cooking is like an art form- there's always something new and exciting to try, and there are constantly more ideas running around in my head than I know what to do with. Now, to update this page- a little task I haven't done in about two years!! Much remains the same as when I joined what seems like "forever ago": I'm a vegan with many passions: music, yoga, volunteer work, healthy/tasty food (the healthy vs. the tasty seem to run in cycles, haha) - and perhaps most of all, I love the written world. My dearest happy moments are when I am reading, writing, and feeling inspired. I'm in my first year studying at Mount Allison university for a B.A., major in English. However, since this is RecipeZaar, I must note that I'm equally obsessive about food!! Six years have passed since I was twelve and sort-of accidentally converted my family to veganism. Yes, even dad and little bro now greedily dig into their tofu shepherd pie and soy ice cream (well, clearly, one AFTER the other). I'm always on the lookout for foods that will please, and maybe even be healthy for, all of us! Now that I'm in uni and living with my aunt, uncle and cousin in New Brunswick, I still try to help with the cooking a bit. My sweetie cousin, Bilious Pigeon here on Zaar, is a terrific kitchen buddy. We share a penchant for fine coffee. Thankfully, my family here has turned mostly to the vegan side and that makes university life sooo much easier! My posted recipes, those I haven't invented, might come from Vegnews magazine, another website, one of our awesome vegan cookbooks, or friends- but it's virtually guaranteed that I've modified them at least in some way, and if from a book or show, I always acknowledge the original source. After all, I'd want someone to do the same for me. Since returning to the public education system after eight years of homeschooling, I don't have quite as much time in the kitchen as I used to. But I don't let that stifle my creativity! One of my favorite activities is in the summer when I get together with another cousin ~Harriet~, who's also here on Zaar, and we cook as much as we want. Good times! One more thing about me. I'm a Zaar game addict. And proud of it, and I'd advise anyone to join who would like more reviews on their own recipes, not to mention spending time with fun people and trying recipes they might not find otherwise. Please Zmail me with any questions or just to chat. Hope you enjoy, and are inspired by, my ideas! <img src=http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m445/mliss29/vegnswap4/group06grape.jpg> <img src="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c105/jewelies/austmap_wattle_small-1.gif"> <img src="http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e110/flower753/Food/my3chefsnov2008.jpg"> <img src=http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m445/mliss29/vegnswap3/group02banana.jpg> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/IWasAdoptedfall08.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/PACfall08partic.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/200_PACpic.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/pacbanner.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e347/Saturn6666/KiwiDutch/3chefstag1.jpg"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Adopted1smp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/smPACp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <a href="http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/Missymop/?action=view¤t=chefkoalas.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/Missymop/chefkoalas.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/calendar%20clips/Copyofsoybean.jpg" border="0" alt="tag"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/PAC08Main.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/adoptedspring08.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c105/jewelies/Correa.jpg"> <img src="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c105/jewelies/DSC_0020.jpg"> <img src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b2/kiwidutch/My-3-Chefs%20banners/my3chefs2008Small.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c105/jewelies/tree20kangaroo2001-thumb-1.jpg"> <img src=http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m445/mliss29/vegnswap1/group01avocado.jpg>

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