Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins #MuffinMonday

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins are like a sweet burst of sunshine from the lemon juice and zest with the slightest crunch of the poppy seeds. 

My younger daughter maintains that every time I ask her for muffin flavor suggestions she says lemon poppy seed. I honestly don’t think that can be true since, aside from the Meyer Lemon ones I baked back in 2014, I’ve never made plain lemon poppy seed muffins. And I’m usually pretty good about taking her suggestions.

In fairness though, I couldn’t legally own poppy seeds for the almost six years we lived in Dubai so maybe she asked me back then. Anyhoo, today I am finally fulfilling her request. These guys are just the right amount of tart and sweet.

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

To get more juice out of your lemon, put it in the microwave for about 15 seconds on high then roll it firmly under your hand on your kitchen counter or a cutting board. My lemon was small and I still managed to get 2 tablespoons of juice out of it!

Ingredients

For the muffins:

2 cups or 250g flour

2/3 cup or 132g sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons poppy seeds 

Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon (about 2 tablespoons)

3/4 cup or 184g Greek yogurt

1/4 cup or 60ml milk

2 large eggs, at room temperature

1/2 cup or 113g unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus extra for the pan, if necessary

Method

Preheat your oven to 350°F or 180°C.  Prepare your 12-cup muffin pan by buttering it or line it with paper liners.

Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, poppy seeds and salt to a large mixing bowl. Grate in the lemon zest and mix.

Juice your lemon into another mixing bowl. Add the eggs, milk, yogurt and melted butter to the juice bowl and whisk till well combined.

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ones.

Stir until just mixed through.

Divide the mixture between the muffin cups in your prepared pan.

Bake in your preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden. 

Allow the muffins to cool for a few minutes then remove the muffins to a wire rack to cool completely.  

Enjoy!

• Apple Pie Muffins from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Banana Apple Muffins from Jolene's Recipe Journal
• Cranberry Orange Muffins from Palatable Pastime
• Lemon Poppyseed Muffins from Food Lust People Love
• Peanut Butter Banana Muffins from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Pear Almond Muffins from Zesty South Indian Kitchen
• Pumpkin, Pecan, and Cinnamon Chip Muffins from Magical Ingredients

#MuffinMonday is a group of muffin loving bakers who get together once a month to bake muffins. You can see all of our lovely muffins by following our Pinterest board. Updated links for all of our past events and more information about Muffin Monday can be found on our home page.

Pin these Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins!

 .