Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins – A delicious morning treat

Add some zest to your morning with this classic lemon poppy seed muffin recipe. Each bite is a crackling poppy seed sensation of citrus flavour bursting in your mouth. You can quickly whip these muffins together within 35 minutes and enjoy them as a delicious breakfast treat.  

In this recipe, we make use of Greek yoghurt instead of oil as it is much healthier. The Greek yoghurt replaces the fat from oil and adds protein to the mix. It also makes the muffins really soft and moist.

Lemon poppy seed muffins can be stored for a few days at room temperature in a sealed container. You can also easily freeze the muffins for about 2 months. So, why not bake a double batch and keep these delightful lemony treats for another morning not too far away.

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

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Recipe by Irene Muller Course: TreatCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

20

minutes

Cooking time

15

minutes

Total time

35

minutes

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups 1 1/3 flour

• 1/2 teaspoon 1/2 baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon 1/2 salt

• 1/4 cup 1/4 butter (4 tablespoons)

• 1/2 cup 1/2 sugar

• 2 2 eggs

• 1 teaspoon 1 vanilla (or almond) essence

• 2 tablespoons 2 lemon zest

• 1 tablespoon 1 fresh lemon juice

• 3/4 cup 3/4 Greek yoghurt

• 1 tablespoon 1 poppy seeds

• Icing:

• 1 tablespoon 1 butter, softened

• 2 tablespoons 2 cream cheese

• 1/2 cup 1/2 powdered sugar (caster sugar or icing sugar)

• 1/2 teaspoon 1/2 fresh lemon juice

Method

• Preheat the oven to 190°C / 374°F.
• Prepare the muffin pan by spraying it with Cook & Spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
• Cream together the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, lemon zest and juice, and the Greek yoghurt.
• Sift the dry ingredients, then add to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. When combining the wet and dry ingredients, a few lumps in your batter are fine.
• Stir in the poppy seeds.
• Divide the batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups, filling them about 2/3 full.
• Bake for 12-16 minutes. Test if the muffins are ready by inserting a toothpick in one of them. If the toothpick comes out clean, remove the muffins from the oven.
• Let them cool on a rack before serving.

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