HAPPY NEW YEAR to EVERYONE! With the start of 2015, I bring you something to sweeten your tastebuds. I have been wanting to make these lemon poppy seed muffins for a long time. My son always opts for them when we go to Starbucks and are definitely his next favourite after my double chocolate muffins.
I wanted to add a tart lemon curd in the centre of the muffin but in the end found a great recipe online. I used the base cake recipe, left out the icing and made a lemon drizzle syrup to coat each muffin instead. This gave the muffin a tantalising sour note with just the right amount of sweet and stickiness!
I hope you enjoy them as much as we are…wishing you all a fantastic 2015! Lots more food coming up here @ ShivaayDelights.com
Until next time! Much love D x
A recipe by Sarah Cook. BBC Good Food
INGREDIENTS
225g self-raising flour
175g golden caster sugar
zest 2 lemons
1 tbsp poppy seeds toasted
3 eggs
100g natural yogurt
175g butter, melted and cooled a little
METHOD
Heat oven to 180°c/160°c fan/gas 4 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with cupcake or muffin cases
Mix the flour, sugar, lemon zest and poppy seeds together in a large mixing bowl. Beat the eggs into the yogurt, then tip this into the dry ingredients with the melted butter
Mix together with a wooden spoon or whisk until lump-free, then divide between the cases
Bake for 20-22 mins until a skewer poked in comes out clean – the cakes will be quite pale on top still. Cool for 5 mins in the tin, then carefully lift onto a wire rack to finish cooling
For the Lemon Drizzle syrup
Take the juice of 1 lemon and 5 tablespoons of icing sugar. Melt and stir in a saucepan over a slow heat. Once the sugar has melted..turn off and put aside
Spoon on the warm syrup onto the individual cakes so that they are all shiny and ready to eat
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These look so delicious
Thanks Jovina..Happy New year 🙂
Delicious Dimple! Cannot believe you are Baking already!Happy new year – Poli
Looks like a great recipe..would love to try but can you tell me the substitute for eggs in this recipe?? Wishing you and family a joyous and a healthy 2015!!
Hi Bhavika…Thanks so much…You could use one large mashed banana but that will alter the taste a little…or you could add more yoghurt and a little milk. Happy New Year to you too!
love the thought of poppy seeds and lemon flavors – mouthwatering – yum!
Happy New Year lovely – keep all the yummy food coming this year!
And to you too honey! Will do…More food always! 😉 Thanks for your support x
Hi Dimple a very happy new year to you too,the muffins look delicious and how I have missed your wonderful posts much love mauli xx
I’ve missed you too dear…It’s been a long time. Hope all is well xx
HappyNew Year, Dimple. The muffins look lovely, as usual. 🙂
Awesome start for the year, the muffins look terrific! Wish you a great year ahead, Dimple, for you and for Shivaay Delights too. 🙂
I love poppy seed muffin, can never just eat one!
Ooh, look how lovely and risen they are! And the glaze makes them look to-die-for 🙂
Thanks so much Hannah! The glaze does make all the difference 🙂
Yummy Dimple! Love the combination! They look so moist & delicious!
Thank you honey…They were…The butter worked it’s charm!
Happy New Year dear!!! Wow, they look so lovely and very soft….
I am drooling just anticipating that burst of yummy lemon. These muffins look delicious!
discovered your blog today via CAL. Absolutely loved it! looking forward to replicating your recipes 🙂
This looks gorgeous…lemon in a cake is party in my mouth! My taste buds would dance to its zesty flavour and smell! You have started the New Year on a lovely note, Dimple!
I can imagine the taste, as i too made lemon cake but without the poppy seeds and posted in my blog today. I love the tangy and sweet flavor lemon cakes have. I must try your version sometime.
They look yummy, Well done!!! ☺
Yum, I love poppy seeds..:D Nice muffins..;)
Thanks dear!!