Glazed Lemon Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease (or line with muffin papers) a 12-cup muffin pan and set aside. in a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
• 3 in a large bowl, whisk the buttermilk, oil, lemon juice, lemon extract, sugar and eggs until just combined (do not over beat). using a wooden spoon, fold in the flour mixture in a few swift strokes to form a smooth batter.
• 4 divide the batter into the 12 muffin tins.
• 5 bake for 20 minutes or until the muffins are lightly golden around the edges and a wooden pick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
• 6 while the muffins are baking, prepare the lemon glaze by stirring the sugar into the lemon juice until all the sugar crystals are completely dissolved; stir in the lemon zest.
• 7 remove the muffins from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. remove them from the muffin pan and brush them generously with the lemon glaze. allow them to sit at room temperature to cool completely and soak the lemon glaze.
• 8 makes 12 muffins.