Best Lemon Lime Muffins Recipes

LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220C/425F degrees. Butter 12 muffin cups or line them with liner papers.
• In a large bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and mix in the sugar and lemon zest.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs with the yogurt, melted butter, lemon juice and vanilla extract just until combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula just until combined. Do not over mix. The batter should be thick and lumpy. Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups (almost all the way to the top). Bake for 3 minutes and then reduce the oven temperature to 180C/350F and continue to bake for an additional 12-17 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes and then move to a wire rack to cool completely.
• In a small bowl sift the powdered sugar. Add lemon juice until you achieve desired consistency (pourable consistency).
• When the muffins are cooled, pour the drizzle over the muffins.
• Muffins are best the same day they are made, but can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days, or they can be frozen for up to 2 months.

CITRUS MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400° F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper baking cups. In small bowl, mix 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon of the orange peel; set aside.
• In medium bowl, beat milk, oil and egg with fork. Stir in flour, 3/4 cup sugar, the baking powder, salt and remaining 2 teaspoons orange peel just until moistened. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Sprinkle sugar-orange peel mixture evenly over batter.
• Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Serve warm.

LEMON-LIME MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray 24 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Cream the butter and sugar until smooth.
• Beat the egg yolks until well blended, and add them to the butter mixture.
• Add the lemon extract and combine.
• In a separate small bowl, mix the lime yogurt with the baking soda and set aside.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together.
• Add it to the egg mixture alternately with 4 1/2 oz.
• of the lime juice, mixing thoroughly after each addition.
• Beat the egg whites well, and mix into the other ingredients.
• Add the grated peel.
• Fold in the yogurt mixture last, until thoroughly blended.
• Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes.
• Cool for about 15 minutes, then dip the top of each muffin first in the remaining 2 oz.
• lime juice, followed by granulated sugar.

EASY LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Line a muffin tin with large muffin cases. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Tip all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix until smooth using a wooden spoon or an electric whisk. Spoon tablespoons of the batter into the muffin cases until they're three-quarters full (you can make up to 8, depending on the case size). Bake for 30 mins or until a skewer comes out clean. Leave on a cooling rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the icing. Sieve the icing sugar into a bowl and gradually add lemon juice until you have a thick but pourable icing - you may not need all of the juice. Drizzle over the cooled muffins and serve.

LIME MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first four ingredients. In another bowl, beat the eggs, milk, oil, lime juice and zest. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

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.

LEMON CRUMB MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, sour cream, butter, lemon zest and juice. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. , In a small bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over batter., Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. In a small bowl, whisk glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm muffins. Serve warm.