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lemon poppy seed muffin on a black plate

Lemon and Poppy Seed Muffins

Sweet and zesty lemon poppy seed muffins
5 from 2 votes
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Course: Sweet Baking
Cuisine: Western
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 12 Serves

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

  • 8.8 oz all-purpose flour
  • 5.2 oz white sugar
  • tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp bi-carb soda
  • ¼ tsp table salt
  • 2 tsp poppy seeds
  • 1 lemon zest

Wet Ingredients

  • 1 lemon juice of
  • 3.5 oz unsalted butter melted
  • 2 eggs large
  • 7 oz plain greek yoghurt

Honey lemon glaze ingredients

  • 3.5 oz honey
  • ½ lemon juice of
  • 1 tsp poppy seed

Instructions

  • Pre heat oven at 424.4 F (218C).
  • Line 12-Muffins pan with muffin liners.
  • Prepare 2 mixing bowls; one for dry and another for wet ingredients.
  • In the first bowl, add and mix in all dry ingredients together, whisk to combine, make a well in the middle then set aside.
  • In the second bowl, add and mix all wet ingredients together, and whisk until well combined.
  • Pour wet ingredients into well of the dry ones, use spatula to stir all ingredients together only just until combine, DO NOT OVER MIX.
  • Fill around 2/3 of each muffin liners with the batter (around 3 scoops each).
  • Place the muffin pan into the oven and start on making the Honey Lemon Glaze while waiting for the muffins to cook.
  • Bake the muffins for 20 minutes or golden brown or until a skewer can be inserted into the middle and pulls out clean.

Honey Lemon Glaze

  • Pour honey into microwave safe bowl and microwave for 40 seconds.
  • Pour juice of half a lemon in, stir well to combine.
  • Add poppy seeds and stir, set aside.

Glazing the muffins

  • After 20 minutes, take the pan out of the oven and leave the muffins in the hot pan.
  • Start to slowly drizzle the honey lemon glaze on top of each muffin while still warm, around a tablespoon each.
  • Leave the muffins in the pan for 5 minutes to cool down slightly before remove them onto cooling rack.
  • Allow the muffins to cool completely before enjoying!

Nutrition

Serving: 1serve | Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 171mg | Sodium: 214mg | Potassium: 116mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 442IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 2mg
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