LEMON MUFFINS WITH ICING

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Credit to Peggy Sharpe of Collierville, TN. From Southern Living magazine. Recipe calls for lemon zest, but I used lemon juice instead.

Provided by mwestcott

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 40m

Yield 12 muffins, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 1/4 cups milk
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
  • Combine all dry ingredients (except lemon zest) in a large bowl.
  • Whisk all liquid ingredients, plus the lemon zest (or lemon juice), in a medium bowl.
  • Add the liquid mixture to the dry mixture in the large bowl, and mix until the dry ingredients are moistened.
  • Fill each cup in the muffin pan about 2/3 full.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes.
  • For the icing, combine the confectioner sugar and lemon juice in a bowl and drizzle over warm muffins.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 314.3, Fat 9.7, SaturatedFat 5.8, Cholesterol 54.9, Sodium 265.4, Carbohydrate 52.2, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 26.6, Protein 5.2

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