horsephoto Recipe ⇒ Quick Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Lemony lemon poppy seed muffins with a sweet glaze.

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup white sugar
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 2 lemons, zested
• 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅓ cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 10 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
2. Beat sugar and oil together in a bowl with an electric mixer. Add eggs and lemon zest; beat until smooth.
3. Stir flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, and salt together in bowl; gradually beat into the sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk and 2 tablespoons lemon juice until you achieve a smooth batter. Stir vanilla extract into the batter; pour into prepared muffin tins.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 25 to 35 minutes. Cool muffins in pans for a few minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
5. Stir confectioners' sugar and 2 tablespoons lemon juice together in a bowl; drizzle over tops of cooled muffins.

Nutrition Facts

• calories270.9
• carbohydrateContent36.2 g
• cholesterolContent33.2 mg
• fatContent12.8 g
• fiberContent0.7 g
• proteinContent3.6 g
• saturatedFatContent2.2 g
• sodiumContent133 mg
• sugarContent22.7 g