Spiced Lemon Muffins Food

SPICED LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms only of 12 regular-size muffin cups (2 1/2x1 1/4 inch) with shortening, or line muffin cups with paper baking cups.
• In large bowl, beat milk, oil, sugar, lemon peel and eggs with fork or wire whisk. Stir in remaining ingredients just until flour is moistened. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately remove from pan. Serve warm.

LEMON CRUMB MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, sour cream, butter, lemon zest and juice. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. , In a small bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over batter., Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. In a small bowl, whisk glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm muffins. Serve warm.

LEMON MUFFINS WITH ICING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
• Combine all dry ingredients (except lemon zest) in a large bowl.
• Whisk all liquid ingredients, plus the lemon zest (or lemon juice), in a medium bowl.
• Add the liquid mixture to the dry mixture in the large bowl, and mix until the dry ingredients are moistened.
• Fill each cup in the muffin pan about 2/3 full.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes.
• For the icing, combine the confectioner sugar and lemon juice in a bowl and drizzle over warm muffins.

RICH LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Spray muffin tins.
• Combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder and salt; blend well.
• Melt butter. Turn off heat, stir in lemon juice, eggs and most of lemon zest, reserving some zest for garnish on top of muffins.
• Stir egg mixture into dry ingredients and blend until well moistened.
• Spoon into greased muffin tins, sprinkle top of batter with 2 T sugar and remaining zest.
• Bake 15-20 minutes until lightly browned, but do not over bake!

LUSCIOUS LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar till really fluffy. Add egg yolks, mix well.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl and add altenately with the lemon juice to the creamed mixture.
• Beat egg white until REALLY stiff, fold into batter with lemon zest.
• Fill paper lined muffin cups three-quarters full. Bake at 350 degrees till lightly golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in centre comes out clean.
• While the muffins are still warm prick them all over with the wooden pick.
• Spoon over the lemon glaze, the glaze will be absorbed almost immediately so don't over coat them or they will be soggy.
• When the muffins have cooled the glaze will form a light crust which also helps keep the muffins moister for longer.