Description
Easy lemon muffins with lemon drizzle - fluffy, light, and packed with fresh citrus flavor. A simple, bakery-style muffin recipe.
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (250 grams)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder (10 grams)
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda (1 gram)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (3 grams)
- 1 cup granulated sugar (200 grams)
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (roughly 2 1/2 lemons)
- Zest of 3 lemons (16 grams)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs (120 grams)
- 1/4 cup milk (60 milliliters, 53 grams)
- 1/4 cup canola oil (60 milliliters, 34 grams)
- 1/4 cup melted butter (60 milliliters, 27 grams)
- 4 tablespoons sour cream (94 grams)
Lemon drizzle
- 3-4 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 cup powdered sugar (150 grams)
- Fresh lemon zest, for tasty decor (optional)
Instructions
- Mix dry ingredients: Start by mixing all the dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
- Mix sugar and zest: In another bowl, combine the sugar and lemon zest. Use your fingers to rub them together until the mixture resembles wet sand - this step is crucial for unlocking all that lemon aroma.
- Add wet mixture to sugar: Add the eggs to the sugar mixture and mix until combined, then add the remaining wet ingredients and stir until smooth.
- Add the dry ingredients: Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture just until combined. Avoid overmixing - a few small lumps are better than overmixed, dense batter.
- Let the batter rest: Let the batter rest for about 30 minutes. This allows the flour to hydrate and helps create taller, fluffier muffins.
- Preheat oven: While the batter rests, preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a muffin tin. If you want extra-tall muffins, fill only every other cavity.
- Bake: Scoop the batter into the liners and bake at the high temperature for the first 6 minutes to encourage rise. Then reduce the oven to 350°F (180°C) and continue baking until the muffins are set and lightly golden, roughly 9 more minutes.
- Cool: Let the muffins cool on a cooling rack before drizzling with lemon glaze. Finish with extra lemon zest if you like.
- Make glaze: Mix ingredients together until you reach your desired consistency. It often needs to be thicker than you think for the glaze to not run down the edges.
- Prep Time: 45
- Rest Time: 30
- Cook Time: 15
- Category: Dessert
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 20
- Sodium: 180
- Fat: 11
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 32
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 45