Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

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Lemon and poppy seeds are one of those classic combinations that work really well and ar perfect when baked together in a lemon poppy seed muffin!

Why not make your own Lemon Icing Glaze for this recipe? Or make this recipe for Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf Cake?

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Lemon poppy seed muffins are a mainstay of bakeries everywhere, and for a good reason. They are bright, refreshing, and delicious, making them one of the perfect breakfasts that you can prepare ahead of time.

Make sure you drizzle over some lemon icing glaze, or these muffins might be a bit bland without a little extra sweetness.

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Ingredients

Make sure you look at the recipe card at the very bottom for the exact amounts, as there are a few fiddly ingredients here.

• All-purpose flour
• White sugar
• Poppy seeds
• Baking powder
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Eggs
• Plain yogurt
• Lemon juice
• Vegetable oil
• Lemon zest

Lemon Glaze

• Sugar glaze
• Lemon zest

How To Make Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

• Lightly grease a 12 well muffin tin
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, poppy seeds, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
• In a separate bowl, mix together the eggs, yogurt, lemon juice, vegetable oil, and lemon zest
• Blend the wet ingredients together until it is totally combined
• Add the dry to the wet and mix until just combined, being careful not to over mix
• Divide the batter between the pre=prepared muffin wells
• Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until they are lightly browned on top and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean
• Let the muffins cool for 5 minutes before drizzling them with sugar glaze

Are Poppy Seeds in Food Dangerous?

For those not aware, poppy seeds contain varying amounts of opium on them obtained in processing. This is what is used to produce all sorts of pain-relieving medicines like morphine. When you eat poppy seeds, there is a very small amount of opium that the body processes – however, you really are not going to get any sort of “high” from the seeds.

BUT did you know that there is a small risk of you failing a drug test for a few hours after eating one of these poppy seed muffins!! The things I learn on a day-to-day basis when working on this website!

Do You Have To Use Fresh Lemons For This Recipe?

Whenever lemons are needed for a recipe, there is always the inevitable worry about getting hold of fresh lemons. Maybe you live somewhere that doesn’t offer lemons year-round, or maybe you are just the sort of person that doesn’t keep citrus on hand and doesn’t want to have to buy lemons just for this recipe.

While you could certainly get by with some bottled lemon juice, this is one of those recipes that really benefits from fresh lemons.

For one thing, you need lemon zest as well, which isn’t really something you can get jarred or bottled like lemon juice.

It might be inconvenient, but definitely head to the grocery store and get some lemons for these muffins.

Looking for more delicious dessert recipes? Try these out:

• Blueberry Buckle
• Cinnamon Spice Upside Down Apple Cake
• Cream Cheese Pineapple Pie

Enjoy! Happy baking!

Love,

Karlynn

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