Lemon Squash Muffins Recipes

YELLOW SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Place 1 in. of water in a saucepan; add squash. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until tender. Drain and mash; stir in the butter and egg. In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in the squash mixture just until moistened., Fill greased muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

LEMON SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line two 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, add melted butter, white sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Cream together until fluffy and light in color.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until fully incorporated before adding another.
• Evenly sprinkle the salt, baking soda, and baking powder over the top of the mixture and mix well.
• Add the flour ½ cup at a time and mix entirely between additions.
• With a rubber spatula, gently fold in the summer squash.
• Divide the batter evenly between the muffin tins (I like to use a #20 cookie scoop).
• Bake at 425 degrees F for 5 minutes. Then lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake an additional 18-20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the muffins comes out clean. Be careful not to check them too early or you may cause them to sink slightly in the middle.
• Place muffins on cooling rack to cool 5-10 minutes before carefully removing from the muffin tins to cool completely (about an hour). Store covered well for about three days or muffins can be frozen (see note).

SPICY SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl.
• Place butternut squash in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and transfer squash to a bowl; mash with a potato masher until smooth. Add ginger, lemon zest, and lemon juice; mix well.
• Mix cream, sugar, oats, and eggs together in a large bowl. Whisk squash into cream mixture until light and creamy. Stir squash mixture into flour mixture until batter is just combined; fill muffin cups 3/4-full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Allow muffins to cool for 5 minutes in the muffin cups before transferring to a serving plate.

LEMON YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• Steam the squash until just tender, drain.
• Toss the squash with the butter, lemon, salt and pepper.
• Serve.

BLUEBERRY LEMON MUFFINS (WITH YELLOW SQUASH)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Coat a 12-cup muffin tin with a cooking spray or line with paper baking cups.
• In a large bowl, beat the sugar and the margarine with a wooden spoon. Stir in the yogurt, blueberries, yellow squash puree, egg, lemon extract, and lemon zest.
• Add the flour, flaxseed meal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir just to combine, but do not overmix - the batter is supposed to be lumpy.
• Divide the batter among the muffin cups. BAke until the tops of the muffins are lightly browned and a toothpick come out clean when inserted in the center, 13 to 16 minutes. Turn the muffins out onto a rack to cool.
• Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days. Or wrap individually and freeze for up to 1 month.

SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, nutmeg and baking soda. In another bowl, combine the eggs, squash and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.