Best Lemon Curd Muffins Recipes

LEMON CURD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on med-high speed, beat sugar, butter and lemon zest until light and fluffy.
• Beat in cream cheese until blended.
• Beat in egg, lemon juice and vanilla until blended.
• Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and gently stir with a wooden spoon until just blended.
• Divide half the batter equally among prepared muffin cups.
• Spoon 2 tsp of the lemon curd into the center of each cup of batter.
• Top with the remaining batter and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
• Bake in oven for 22-24 minutes or until tops are golden brown and spring back when touched.
• Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then transfer to the rack to cool.

LEMON CURD AND CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F and line a muffin pan with paper cases.
• Sift flour, baking powder and caster sugar together.
• Add lemon zest.
• Mix together the milk, egg, butter, lemon curd and vanilla essence.
• Mix together the cream cheese and icing sugar in a seperate bowl.
• Make a well in centre of the dry ingredients, quickly stir in the wet ingredients using no more than 12 strokes.
• Put 1 tablespoon of the muffin mix into the base of the muffin pans.
• Pop a fraction (1/6th) of the cream cheese mixture on top and then cover with the remaining muffin mixture.
• The tins should be almost full to the top.
• Bake in the centre of the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
• Prepare the glaze by mixing the icing sugar and lemon juice together.
• Remove the muffins from their tins, cool for five minutes and then drizzle with the glaze.

LEMON CURD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 190oC/375oF/gas 5. Line a 12 whole muffin tin with paper cases.
• Sieve the flour into a bowl mix in the sugar
• mix together the egg, sunflower oil, milk and vanilla extract in a bowl
• Make a well in the flour and sugar mix add some of the liquid mix into the centre of the well in the flour mix then stir in (this helps the dry and wet mixes mix together) continue to stir in the wet mix to the dry mis to make the muffin batter add some juice of a lemon stir it in.
• fill the muffin cases half full withthe batter then place 1 tsp of lemon curd on top then top up the muffin cases with remaining muffin batter.
• place in the pre heated oven on the middle shelf DO NOT SLAM the door. Bake for 10-15 minutes until risen and firm.
• For the sugar coating, microwave the lemon curd on high for 1 minute until melted. Put the sugar into a shallow bowl. Brush on the melted lemon curd top of each muffin and dip the tops of each muffin in the sugar to coat the tops.
• If anyone can't get hold of Lemon Curd at your local store, you can make your own. Below I have included a recipe but feel free to use your own recipe.
• The following will make a single large jar of lemon curd. Obviously you can multiply up the quantities to make more.
• Put a large bowl over a pan of water. Put this on the heat, and once the water has come to the boil put 55g (2oz) of unsalted butter and 225g (8oz) of sugar into the bowl.
• Meanwhile, grate the rind of two lemons and squeeze their juice into another bowl. Once the butter has fully melted, add the rind and juice to your large bowl over the pan. Finally, beat two eggs and pour them into the mixture. Stir the mixture with a wooden spoon. Keep it moving slowly all the time so that it coats the edges of the bowl. This will allow it to start cooking on the hot glass. Over the next 20 to 30 minutes it will thicken and you may start to see some white parts forming in the otherwise yellow mixture. This is perfectly normal. Eventually you will see that the mix has become considerably thicker and you will be able to draw the spoon through it and see the bottom of the bowl. Once you have reached this stage it is ready to be poured into the jar.
• Remove the pan from the heat and very carefully ladle the hot mixture into a sterilised jar using a funnel if necessary to help you get it in, without it running down the sides.

MINI LEMON DONUT MUFFINS WITH LEMON CURD OR PRESERVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly grease a mini muffin tin with cooking spray or vegetable oil.
• In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl, beat together sugar and egg until light in color. Beat in vegetable oil, vanilla extract and lemon zest. Gradually add in flour mixture in two or three additions, alternating with additions of buttermilk.
• Divide batter evenly into prepared mini muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full (approx 1 tbsp batter).
• Bake for 9-11 minutes, until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Place melted butter in a small bowl. Place sugar for rolling in a small bowl or deep-sided plate.
• Remove donuts from pan, dip the tops in melted butter and roll in sugar. Place on a cooling rack to allow sugar to set.
• When donuts are cooled, fit a pastry bag or ziploc bag with small round pastry tip. Place lemon curd into pastry bag. Poke a small hole in the side of each donut with the pastry tip and pipe a small amount of curd into the center of each donut (approx 1 tsp).

LEMON CURD MARBLED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Line 12 muffin cups with cupcake liners. Put the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large bowl and whisk lightly to aerate and combine.
• Mix the egg, yogurt, milk, and melted butter together in a pitcher. Pour them into the dry ingredients and mix lightly, stopping as soon as everything is combined - it's essential not to overmix or you'll get dense, cakey muffins.
• Add 2/3 of the lemon curd in 6 or 7 dollops and quickly "marble" it lightly through the mixture (a couple of light stirs is really add that's needed). If your lemon curd is a bit stiff, just add it in little blobs.
• Spoon the mixture into the muffin cups, to three-quarters fill them. Bake for about 30 minutes, until golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Eat on the day you bake them, ideally while still slightly warm, topped with another dollop of lemon curd.

GINGERBREAD MUFFINS WITH LEMON CURD FILLING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. 2. Sift the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. 3. Whisk the wet ingredients in a medium bowl or blend in a food processor. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir just until mixed. Do not overstir. 4. Spoon the batter into a greased or papered muffin tin. Fill each cup nearly to the top. 5. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. 6. Cool the muffins at least 10 minutes before removing from the tin. When the muffins have cooled to room temperature, squeeze about a tablespoon of lemon curd into each, using a pastry tube.

LEMON CURD FILLED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190C/375F and grease a 12 hole muffin tin.
• Place the flour, sugar and lemon zest into a large bowl and stir until just combined.
• Place the lemon juice, yoghurt, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla extract into a jug and beat lightly.
• Pour wet into dry and mix by hand until just combined and there are no lumps of flour - don't be tempted to overmix your batter otherwise you'll have rubbery muffins!
• Fill each muffin hole half way and then place 1/2tbsp of lemon curd into each muffin hole, pressing it into the batter ever so slightly.
• Top each muffin with the remaining batter, each hole should be filled level.
• Place in the oven for 15-20 minutes until risen, golden around the edges and an inserted skewer into the centre comes out clean.
• Leave to cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Once cooled, muffins will keep in an airtight container, at room temperature for 4 days.