Wicked Wednesday - Lemon Muffins!

This Wednesday was another wicked hosted by Charlotte. She made a set of fantastic Lemon Muffins!

Check out the ingredients and recipe below

Ingredients:

• 1 ¾ cups (250g) all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ? cup (135g) granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• ¾ cup yogurt
• 6 tablespoons (85g) butter, melted
• zest and juice of one lemon (mine yielded about 1 tablespoon zest and ¼ cup juice)
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2-3 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe:

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 220°C / 425°F
• Butter 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners

Dry Ingredients

• In a large bowl:
  • Sift together:
    • Flour
    • Baking powder
    • Baking soda
    • Salt
  • Mix in:
    • Sugar
    • Lemon zest

Wet Ingredients

• In a medium bowl:
  • Whisk together:
    • Eggs
    • Yogurt
    • Melted butter
    • Lemon juice
    • Vanilla extract
  • Mix just until combined

Combine

• Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients
• Stir gently with a wooden spoon or spatula
• Mix just until combined (do not overmix)
• Batter should be thick and lumpy

Bake

• Divide batter evenly into muffin cups (fill almost to the top)
• Bake:
  • 3 minutes at 220°C / 425°F
  • Then reduce temperature to 180°C / 350°F
  • Bake for 12–17 more minutes
• Muffins are done when a toothpick comes out clean

Cool

• Let muffins cool in the pan for 10 minutes
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely

For the topping

In a small bowl:

Sift powdered sugar

Add lemon juice gradually

Mix until you get a pourable consistency

 

Finish

 

Once muffins are cooled:

Pour drizzle over the top

 

Enjoy!

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