GLAZED LEMON POPPY SEED MUFFINS
GLAZED LEMON POPPY SEED MUFFINS
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp poppy seeds
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp grated lemon peel
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3/4 cup icing sugar
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Combine flour, baking powder, poppy seeds and salt in a bowl.
- Whisk together sugar, yogurt, oil, eggs, 1/4 cup lemon juice, lemon peel and vanilla in a separate bowl until blended.
- Add yogurt mixture to flour mixture and stir just until combined.
- Spoon batter into paper-lined or greased muffin cups, filling cups two-thirds full.
- Bake until a cake tester inserted in centres comes out clean, about 20 - 25 minutes.
- Cool muffins in pans for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, to prepare glaze, whisk together icing sugar and 3 tbsp lemon juice until smooth.
- Remove muffins from pans and cool on racks. While still warm, dip tops of muffins into glaze; cool completely.
Nutritional analysis per serving:
281 calories, 10.9 g fat, 6.4 g protein, 40.8 g carbohydrate, 2.5 g fibre, 313 mg sodium