LEMON STREUSEL MUFFINS

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"These delicate lemon muffins are wonderful served with bacon and eggs on Sunday mornings...or with a shrimp soup and garden salad for lunch," advises Mary Kelly of Hopland, California.

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield about 1 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
4 eggs, separated
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup lemon juice
STREUSEL TOPPING:
1/4 cup finely chopped nuts
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Steps:

  • In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg yolks. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with lemon juice. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over muffins. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 331 calories, Fat 19g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 112mg cholesterol, Sodium 342mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

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