Lemon Drizzle Muffins Recipes

MOIST LEMON DRIZZLE MUFFINS WITH LEMON CURD FILLING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (390 Fahreneheit).
• Sift the flour, and add it to a bowl together with the 100 grams of sugar and baking powder.
• Beat the egg well until pale yellow and fluffy, add the milk and cooled melted butter.
• Pour it over the dry ingredients, then grate the lemon and add the lemon zest to the other ingredients.
• Use a spatula to mix gently until you get a batter, making sure you don't over mix it.
• Grease and flour a 6-hole muffin tin, add half a tablespoon of batter to each hole, sprinkle a little bit of flour over, then add one teaspoon of lemon curd, sprinkle more flour over, and top with the remaining batter.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden.
• Squeeze the lemon juice out of the lemon used for the zest, and mix it with the 3 tablespoons of sugar.
• When the muffins are ready, drizzle the lemon juice mixture over as soon as they come out of the oven.
• Leave to cool, then use a sharp knife to loose up the edges, then should come out easily.
• Serve with extra lemon curd if you wish.

EASY LEMON DRIZZLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190°c (170 fan/ 375F/ Gas 5). Place 12 muffin cases in a 12 hole muffin tin.
• Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl (plain flour, caster sugar and bicarbonate of soda).
• In another bowl whisk together the yogurt, eggs and cooled melted butter.
• Gently mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients until combined (be careful not to over mix).
• Fold in the lemon zest.
• Place 1 tablespoon of the batter into each muffin case. Top with 1 tsp of lemon curd.
• Spoon over the remaining muffin batter and bake for 18 minutes.
• Whilst the muffins are in the oven, mix together the caster sugar and lemon juice for the drizzle icing.
• Take the muffins out of the oven and immediately spoon over the lemon drizzle.
• Leave to cool for 30 minutes before eating.

LEMON DRIZZLE CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Line a muffin tin with 12 muffin cases. With an electric whisk, whisk the butter, 250g of the sugar, eggs, flour, zest of 2 lemons and juice from 1 lemon until just combined - don't over-whisk. Fill the cases two thirds full, then bake on a middle shelf for 30 mins, until a skewer poked in comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 mins, then transfer cakes to a cooling rack on a tray and poke each a few times with a skewer. Pour remaining lemon juice over remaining 150g sugar and zest 1 lemon, and immediately spoon over the cakes. Leave to cool.

LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease bottoms only of 12 muffin cups or line with baking cups.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, lemon zest and salt; mix well. In a small bowl, combine milk, oil and egg; blend well. Add dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be lumpy.)
• Fill cups 2/3 full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 1 minute before removing from pan. Serve warm.

GLAZED LEMON BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in milk, lemon juice and zest. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in blueberries., Fill paper-lined regular-size muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in muffin comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack., In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, butter and vanilla; drizzle over warm muffins. Freeze option: Freeze cooled muffins in freezer containers. To use, thaw at room temperature or, if desired, microwave each muffin on high for 20-30 seconds or until heated through.

LEMON DRIZZLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 180c/350f
• Add the sugar and egg to a large bowl and mix using a fork or balloon whisk. Add in the butter and vanilla extract, stir, and then add in the yogurt and stir to combine. Next combine the flour and baking soda and add into the mixture along with the lemon zest. Stir everything together using a wooden spoon.
• Grease a 12 hole muffin tin and fill the holes almost to the top with the cake mixture (cake cases are optional, but you'll find that the muffins will be lighter in appearance if you use muffin cases). You should get 10-11 muffins from this recipe. Place in the preheated oven and cook for 13-15 minutes until risen and browned. Once cooked, take out of the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before removing and cooling further on a cooling rack.
• Whilst the cupcakes are in the oven, make the sugared lemons. Place the water and sugar into a pan, bring to the boil and simmer for 3-4 minutes - until the sugar dissolves. Add the lemon slices and simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave to cool for a few minutes. Place the 2 tbsp sugar in a small bowl, then drain the lemon slices and dredge in the sugar. Place them in a single layer on plate to dry.
• When the muffins are cool, make the lemon drizzle by using a balloon whisk or fork to mix the confectioner's sugar with 1 tbsp of lemon juice. You're looking for a drizzle that holds it's shape for a 4-5 seconds after you lift the whisk. Add more of the lemon juice if required until you reach the correct consistency.
• Drizzle the icing over the muffins, then top each muffin with a wedge of lemon and serve.

LEMON DRIZZLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• pre-heat oven to gas6.
• Line a muffin tin with cake cases.
• In a bowl mix eggs, sugar, milk and oil.
• Sift in flour, baking powder, salt and add lemon zest.
• Mix roughly.
• Divide the mixture between cake cases.
• Bake in the oven for 30-35minutes or until golden and springy to the touch.
• Make the icing by mixing the lemon juice and icing sugar together.
• At this point i like adding some lemon zest for presentation.
• Drizzle icing over muffins.

EASY LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Line a muffin tin with large muffin cases. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Tip all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix until smooth using a wooden spoon or an electric whisk. Spoon tablespoons of the batter into the muffin cases until they're three-quarters full (you can make up to 8, depending on the case size). Bake for 30 mins or until a skewer comes out clean. Leave on a cooling rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the icing. Sieve the icing sugar into a bowl and gradually add lemon juice until you have a thick but pourable icing - you may not need all of the juice. Drizzle over the cooled muffins and serve.

LEMON-DRIZZLED LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Spray 12 muffin cups with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
• Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and lemon zest to a mixing bowl; stir to blend.
• In another bowl, add the yogurt, oil, egg, and vanilla; whisk until smooth.
• Add liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients; stir until just combined and moistened (do not overmix).
• Pour batter into muffin cups.
• Bake at 400°for about 20 minutes or until the tops are golden and pick comes out clean.
• Let cool slightly.
• Lemon Drizzle: Add powdered sugar and lemon juice to a small bowl; stir until smooth.
• Drizzle the mixture over the muffins while they are still warm.
• Let muffins cool completely and the drizzle set before taking muffins out of pan.