Heavenly Lemon Muffins Food

LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220C/425F degrees. Butter 12 muffin cups or line them with liner papers.
• In a large bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and mix in the sugar and lemon zest.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs with the yogurt, melted butter, lemon juice and vanilla extract just until combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula just until combined. Do not over mix. The batter should be thick and lumpy. Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups (almost all the way to the top). Bake for 3 minutes and then reduce the oven temperature to 180C/350F and continue to bake for an additional 12-17 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes and then move to a wire rack to cool completely.
• In a small bowl sift the powdered sugar. Add lemon juice until you achieve desired consistency (pourable consistency).
• When the muffins are cooled, pour the drizzle over the muffins.
• Muffins are best the same day they are made, but can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days, or they can be frozen for up to 2 months.

VEGAN LEMON-POPPY SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• 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.