Lemon Tea Muffins Recipes

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.

MOIST LEMON TEA CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the lemon juice, extracts and lemon zest. Add flour; beat just until moistened., Fill greased miniature muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 325° for 10-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients. Dip tops of cakes into glaze; place on waxed paper to dry.

LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Toss the 1st measure of sugar & flour together in a bowl.
• Beat with a fork the melted butter, milk and egg until well combined.
• Add the lemon zest & stir to mix .
• Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and mix carefully until just combined.
• Spray 12 medium size muffin tins with non-stick spray and then divide mixture evenly between them.
• Bake for 10 - 15 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius (depends on your oven).
• Meanwhile stir together the 2nd measure of sugar and lemon juice without dissolving the sugar.
• Pour over hot muffins as soon as they come out of the oven.
• Leave for a couple of minutes but do not leave too long in tins as they may stick.
• Enjoy.

LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with baking cups. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, zest, juice, and milk. Whisk in butter. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients, until just combined.
• Divide batter evenly between muffin cups, adding a scant 1/4 cup to each. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired. Bake until tops spring back when lightly touched, about 20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

LEMON TEA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a small bowl, beat yolks for about 3 minutes.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Fold yolks into butter.
• Mix flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add 1/4 dry mixture to wet mixture alternatively with juice and peel.
• Mix until well blended.
• Continue to add dry to wet until it is all mixed in well.
• Beat egg whites until stiff.
• Fold egg whites into batter.
• Fill muffin cups 1/2 full with batter.
• Mix topping ingredients and sprinkle over muffins.
• Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.

BITE-SIZE LEMON TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease 2 mini muffin tins.
• Combine white sugar, butter, and cream cheese in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon juice, 2 teaspoons lemon extract, lemon zest, and vanilla extract. Add flour; beat until batter is just moistened.
• Pour batter into muffin tins, filling each cup 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• Whisk confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons milk, and 3 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract together in a bowl to make glaze.
• Dip tops of cakes in the glaze; place cakes on the wire racks until glaze is set, at least 1 hour.

ORANGE TEA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup sugar and the orange juice; set aside. Cream butter and remaining sugar; blend in sour cream. Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Beat at low just until ingredients are combined. Stir in orange zest, raisins and nuts. The batter will be stiff. Spoon batter into greased 1-3/4-in. muffin cups, filling each cup completely full. Bake at 375° for about 12 minutes or until done. While still warm, dip each muffin in reserved sugar/orange juice mixture. Cool on wire rack.