Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

(from melissa’s recipe box)

These are so delicious! This recipe yields 18 muffins, but don’t expect 18 people to share so nicely!

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serves 18 people

Categories: baking, muffins, sweets

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/8 cup poppy seeds
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 and prepare muffin pans with paper liners or grease with vegetable shortening. Yields approx. 18 muffins.

  2. Combine dry ingredients and set aside.

  3. Mix wet ingredients and fold into dry (careful not to overmix) until wet.

  4. Fill muffin cups 1/2 full. Bake 15 minutes or until the tops are golden brown and it passes a toothpick test.

  5. After removing from the oven, mix 1/3 cup of lemon juice and several heaping spoonfulls of powdered sugar in a dish. Poke a hole in the top of the hot muffins and spoon a bit of this into and over the hole. Let cool on a rack several minutes.

  6. Best served warm with coffee on a lazy Sunday morning.

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