Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
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Serves: 2 dozen muffins
 
Ingredients
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • zest of one lemon + 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1½ cups plain yogurt or sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
    FOR THE GLAZE
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2-3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Preparation Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400˚ and line a muffin pan with papers or brush with butter.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, poppy seeds, baking soda and salt.
  3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy.
  4. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well between additions.
  5. Then add the zest, juice, yogurt or sour cream and vanilla extract.
  6. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat until smooth.
  7. Scoop into muffin pan, I use a medium sized scoop from Pampered Chef and I put two scoops in each cup.
  8. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 18-20 minutes.
  9. Allow to cool completely before topping with the glaze.
  10. To make the glaze, combine the powdered sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl and whisk or stir with a fork until smooth, drizzle over the top of the muffins, or you could be more organized about it and carefully spread it over the top so it's nice and smooth and not dripping down the sides like mine :)
Recipe by Foods of Our Lives at https://www.foodsofourlives.com/2012/01/lemon-poppy-seed-muffins/