Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

This is an easy and foolproof recipe for the classic lemon poppy seed muffins! I've never made this kind of muffins before so I was super excited about the result - and they were amazingly good! You must try one of these! * These muffins aren't so sweet, have a wonderful tasty lemon flavor and the poppy seeds give a crunchy texture. If you want to add more sweetness to the muffins then you can make a simple icing made of icing sugar and water (or lemon juice). Just combine the two ingredients and drizzle it over the cooled muffins. *

The texture is not like an ordinary cupcake; it's compact and crumbly, almost like bread. It's all up to you how much lemon and poppy seeds you want in the muffins - some like to have more and some don't.

Do people eat these for breakfast in some countries? Haha, we sure don't usually eat that for breakfast here in Sweden! But why not!? I wouldn't say no. *

Makes 12 muffins Ingredients: • 1,5 deciliters (2/3 cup) caster sugar • zest & juice of one lemon • 5 deciliters (2 cups) all-purpose flour • 2 teaspoons baking powder • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda • 1/4 teaspoons salt • 1,8 deciliters (3/4 cup) sour cream • 2 eggs (free range - because we love chickens!) • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract • 1,2 deciliter (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened • 3 tablespoons of poppy seeds How to do: 1. Preheat the oven to 200° Celsius (400° F). Coat a muffin tray with cooking spray or butter. 2. Rub the sugar with the chopped lemon zest together in a bowl with your fingertips until the sugar is moist and the lemon fragrance strong. 3. Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together until well combined. 4. Beat the sour cream, lemon juice, eggs, vanilla extract, softened butter, and lemon sugar together in a bowl with a mixer until creamy and smooth. Slowly combine the flour mixture with the sour cream mixture. Add the poppy seeds and mix well. 5. Scoop the batter evenly into the muffin tray. Place it into the oven and cook for 16-18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the muffins cool on a rack before serving. Done!

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