Gluten Free Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Recipes

GLUTEN-FREE LEMON-POPPY SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners.
• Sift rice flour, tapioca flour, millet flour, arrowroot flour, guar gum, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Combine lemon juice and zest in a 2-cup liquid measure. Add water to make 1 1/2 cups liquid; transfer to a large bowl. Add mayonnaise and blend with an electric mixer until creamy and most of the lumps are gone. Mix in sugar and poppy seeds. Pour into the flour mixture and beat for a full 2 minutes. Transfer batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 15 minutes. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

GLUTEN-FREE LEMON POPPY SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F for shiny aluminum pan, 350°F for dark nonstick pan. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups, or grease cups with shortening or cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, stir together flour blend, poppy seed, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat granulated sugar and softened butter on medium speed about 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on medium speed 1 minute after each addition. Beat in sour cream, lemon peel and 2 tablespoons lemon juice until smooth. Gradually beat or stir in dry mixture (dough will be thick). Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Smooth tops of batter in cups with wet fingers.
• Bake 20 to 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pan; remove from pan to cooling rack. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix powdered sugar and lemon juice until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over muffins.

VEGAN AND GLUTEN-FREE LEMON POPPY SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 18 muffin cups or line cups with paper liners.
• Whisk soy milk and apple cider vinegar together in a bowl. Set aside and allow to curdle to create "buttermilk", about 10 minutes.
• Stir gluten-free flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and poppy seeds together in a separate bowl. Whisk together sugar, oil, and lemon zest together in a large bowl. Slowly stir in lemon juice, vanilla extract, and "buttermilk"-mixture. Add flour mixture and mix until batter is combined.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in tins for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, 10 to 15 minutes.
• While the muffins are cooling, whisk together confectioners sugar and 2 tablespoons lemon juice in a small bowl and create a smooth glaze. After the muffins have cooled, drizzle glaze on muffin tops.