Glazed Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
"Super moist lemon poppy seed muffins are topped with sweet and tangy lemon icing."
photo by Laka
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
-
12 muffins
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup kefir or 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup butter, melted and cooled
- 3 1⁄2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
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Lemon glaze
- 1 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
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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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Laka
Croatia
Food lover, wine and espresso drinker, chocolate addict. I love my family, my dog (when I have it) and my food processor. I cook every single day since I married and probably will until the day I die. I love to share my recipes that are straightforward to prepare, yet are exceptionally tasty and look so good. I hope you feel inspired by my recipes and that they find life in your kitchen!
