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Lemon And Poppy Seed Muffins
These Lemon and Poppy Seed Muffins, are light, moist and packed with flavour and make for a refreshing addition to your breakfast table. It’s an ‘EASY PEASY, LEMON QUEASY’ KINDA RECIPE. Give these a try soonest, read on and see how I made these.
For those that have noticed…YIP, I’VE been AWOL again. And if you caught my scant social media posts now and then, You would know, that I have been busy moving to our new house. Still on the Highveld, in Johannesburg, so no worries, You still haven’t lost me yet 😉 . Alhamdulillah, the BIG MOVE went well. With all the packing before moving, and then now unpacking, I have had so little time to sit down and actually do a proper write up for you to enjoy. This post is courtesy of the OLD HOUSE we lived in, HOW IS THAT YOU ASK?..well, just before we moved, we had an abundance of LEMONS on our trees there, Probably the best we had in a long time. So, my gardener decided to harvest some of these lemons for me, and I gladly brought them along to our New House. FRESH, REFRESHING AND BRIGHT, THESE LEMONS ADDED A LITTLE BIT OF A “HOMELY” FEEL, TO THE BLANK CANVAS WHICH WE NOW CALL HOME.
As I try to get back to some normality at the new house, I was thrilled to have my husband’s brother, wife and our nephews drop by the weekend to visit us. And hey…what better time to try out the new kitchen and most especially the ovens. I admit, I still have a long way to go as I familiarise myself with these, but HEY, I AND THE KITCHEN SURVIVED!!!. So, there on my kitchen counter, was my lemon harvest loot, screaming to be made into something delicious…other than lemonade. Out came my recipe book, to whip up these delicious lemon and poppy seed muffins.
These Lemon and Poppy Seed Muffins, are easy to whip up, and will soon be a firm favourite in your home too. I would stress that fresh lemons be used, and the zest of a lemon, to deliver the distinct lemony taste. Do give my recipe a try, and I look forward to hearing from you, in comments below, or on any of the social media platforms.
HAPPY ‘LEMON AND POPPY SEED MUFFINS’ BAKING LOVELIES
LOVE MARRIAM
Do also try my HEALTHY BRAN MUFFINS RECIPE from the blog …
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Lemon and Poppy Seed Muffins
AUTHOR: FOODEVA MARSAY (@foodeva_marsay)
INGREDIENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS
~ Pre-Heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius
~ Line a 12 Hole Muffin pan, with baking paper cups, or grease well if not using cups.
BLITZ TOGETHER (In a Food Processor with a Chopping Attachment), UNTIL JUST COMBINED, THE FOLLOWING:
1 Cup White Sugar
1/2 Tablespoon Lemon Zest (Zest of 1 medium Lemon)
DRY INGREDIENTS:
2 Cups All-Purpose Flour (Cake Flour)
2 Tablespoon Black Poppy Seeds
2 and 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda
Good Pinch of Salt
~ Mix together all the dry Ingredients, as well as the sugar and lemon zest, in a large bowl.
WET INGREDIENTS:
2 Extra Large Eggs
1/3 Cup + 2 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
1/2 Cup Plain Yoghurt
Juice of 2 Lemons
1 Drop of Lemon Essence (optional)
2 Drops Lemon Yellow Gel Food Colouring (optional)
~ In a separate bowl, Whisk together all the wet Ingredients.
~ Combine both the dry and wet ingredients, and lightly mix until combined.
~ Add a scoop of the lemon and poppy seed muffin batter, to the prepared muffin pan. Fill at least 3/4 way up.
~ bake in pre-heated oven, until lightly browned, for +/- 20 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
~ Cool well, before storing. Ready to be Enjoyed with your favourite Cuppa, for breakfast, or as a Tea Time Treat.
NOTES BY FOODEVA MARSAY
> Blitzing the sugar and lemon zest, allows for the oils from the lemon zest to infiltrate into the sugar granules. This also helps with distributing the lemony flavour evenly throughout the batter.
> The lemon essence Is optional, I wanted the lemon taste in the lemon and poppy seed muffins to be a little more pronounced.
> You may opt to leave out the food colouring, with just 2 drops, The colour of the end product, was a slight tinge of lemon colouring.
> Add less of the Lemon Zest, if you don’t prefer too much of a lemony taste.
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RECIPE FOR LEMON AND POPPY SEED MUFFINS WITHOUT STEP BY STEP PICS…
Lemon and Poppy Seed Muffins
AUTHOR: FOODEVA MARSAY (@foodeva_marsay)
INGREDIENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS
~ Pre-Heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius
~ Line a 12 Hole Muffin pan, with baking paper cups, or grease well if not using cups.
BLITZ TOGETHER (In a Food Processor with a Chopping Attachment), UNTIL JUST COMBINED, THE FOLLOWING:
1 Cup White Sugar
1/2 Tablespoon Lemon Zest (Zest of 1 medium Lemon)
DRY INGREDIENTS:
2 Cups All-Purpose Flour (Cake Flour)
2 Tablespoon Black Poppy Seeds
2 and 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda
Good Pinch of Salt
~ Mix together all the dry Ingredients, as well as the sugar and lemon zest, in a large bowl.
WET INGREDIENTS:
2 Extra Large Eggs
1/3 Cup + 2 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
1/2 Cup Plain Yoghurt
Juice of 2 Lemons
1 Drop of Lemon Essence (optional)
2 Drops Lemon Yellow Gel Food Colouring (optional)
~ In a separate bowl, Whisk together all the wet Ingredients.
~ Combine both the dry and wet ingredients, and lightly mix until combined.
~ Add a scoop of the lemon and poppy seed muffin batter, to the prepared muffin pan. Fill at least 3/4 way up.
~ bake in pre-heated oven, until lightly browned, for +/- 20 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
~ Cool well, before storing. Ready to be Enjoyed with your favourite Cuppa, for breakfast, or as a Tea Time Treat.
NOTES BY FOODEVA MARSAY
> Blitzing the sugar and lemon zest, allows for the oils from the lemon zest to infiltrate into the sugar granules. This also helps with distributing the lemony flavour evenly throughout the batter.
> The lemon essence Is optional, I wanted the lemon taste in the lemon and poppy seed muffins to be a little more pronounced.
> You may opt to leave out the food colouring, with just 2 drops, The colour of the end product, was a slight tinge of lemon colouring.
> Add less of the Lemon Zest, if you don’t prefer too much of a lemony taste.
*Kindly Share My Recipes As Posted, ©www.marriamsayed.com*
