Gluten-Free Lemon Muffins
These gluten-free lemon muffins taste like they're straight out of a bakery, yet so incredibly easy to make. Soft, sweet, and tart, this recipe is gluten free and full of flavor. Made with three lemons, gluten-free flour, and poppy seeds, you’d be hard-pressed not to make these every time you want a gluten-free bake.
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups gluten-free flour baking mix
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar (plus more for sprinkling)
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup neutral oil (like vegetable or canola oil)
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt (2%, or whole)
- 3 lemons
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together 1 ⅔ cups of gluten-free flour baking mix, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, and ½ teaspoon of kosher salt.
- In another bowl, whisk together 2 large eggs, ¼ cup of oil, ⅓ cup of granulated sugar, ¼ cup of yogurt, and the juice zest of three lemons.
- Whisk in the dry ingredients until just combined.
- Fold in 2 tablespoons of poppy seeds.
- Scoop the batter into prepared muffin liners and top each with a sprinkling of sugar.
- Bake for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs.
- Allow them to cool.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Whisk the eggs thoroughly to help incorporate air. The more air and rise the muffins get, the less cakey and more muffin-like they will be.
Use an ice cream scoop to fill each of the muffin tins before you sprinkle a little sugar on top. This helps create a nice doming effect on your muffins.
Add poppy seeds to the lemon muffins as the last step. I use the spatula to fold these in, ensuring that the seeds are evenly distributed, but avoid over-mixing. If you don't want to add the poppy seeds, you can omit them. They are mostly adding texture to the final dish.
I recommend using oil in this recipe to keep the muffins moist and the flavor simple. You can use melted butter instead but do not use olive oil—its flavors are not right for this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 231kcalCarbohydrates: 28.31gProtein: 10.62gFat: 5.54gSaturated Fat: 1.259gFiber: 1.3gSugar: 5.4g
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