Who doesn’t love lemon poppy seed muffins? I do, but I’ve never thought to make them. The inspiration for these came from a new place. This is my first month participating in something called the Secret Recipe Club. It’s organized by Amanda over at Amanda’s Cookin’, and each month participants are assigned another member’s blog to make a recipe from. It’s a fun chance to check out new blogs and make new recipes. I was assigned to Connor’s Cooking (be sure to visit her great site!) and allowed to pick any recipe I wanted to make. Although there are lots of great recipes, this one called out to me.
These call for buttermilk and melted butter so they’re not all that healthy (what muffins truly are?) but they’re the best lemon poppy seed muffins I’ve had. They’re light and airy with a mild, pleasant lemon flavor and a slight tang from the buttermilk. They’re so light, in fact, that I ate four in a row without pause. They are great for breakfast or as a tea time snack, perfect for company or lazy Sunday mornings. And they come together in mere minutes, and with just 20 minutes baking time.
- 1¾ cups all purpose flour
- ¾ cup sugar, plus 1 teaspoon for sprinkling
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- ¾ cup buttermilk (in Israel that's the blue milk container that says 1.5%)
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a standard 12 muffin pan or a jumbo 6 well muffin pan (or use cupcake tins). Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, buttermilk and lemon juice.
- Make a well in center of the flour mixture and pour the buttermilk mixture into the well. Add the melted butter and use a rubber spatula to blend with quick strokes, being careful not to overmix the batter; it should still be slightly lumpy. Gently stir in the poppy seeds and lemon zest. Spoon batter into muffin pan, filling each ¾ full. Bake until slightly puffed and golden, 20-22 minutes. Remove the muffins from the pan and cool slightly on a wire rack.
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The muffins look great. I’d almost be tempted to inject them with a little bit of hamentashen poppy seed filling just for good measure (if I had the equipment). Like a jelly donut, but different.
Oooh what a great idea! You could probably put half the batter in the pan, spoon in a dollop of filling, then top with more batter. Either way, love it.
Oooh, I love lemon poppy seed muffins – these sound delicious! 🙂
They are they are! It was a great recipe, I barely changed a thing.
Lemon poppy seed muffins are one of my favorites (blueberry is also up there). These look great!
Me too! Gotta love blueberry as well. I went through a phase when I was younger when I ate practically nothing but muffins, I think partially under the false impression that they are healthy (some are, but most aren’t). I ate a lot of chocolate chip muffins…
thanks so much for visiting my blog wow yours is lovely great muffins 🙂
Rebecca
My pleasure, I will be a regular visitor! Thanks so much for the kind words.
These muffins looks great!!! I? bet they must have tasted as great as they look!! I am bookmarking the recipe 🙂
So glad to hear! Yes, they definitely tasted great. They make the perfect breakfast.
If I made those, I’d be in danger of eating the entire batch myself…
I was definitely in danger of eating the whole batch myself…I practically have! Especially when they were fresh from the oven, I couldn’t resist!
Nice recipe, good post. I love poppy seed anything. I eaten plenty of poppy seed muffins, but never made them. And lemon is one of my favorite flavors, so that’s another plus in my book. Thanks.
I couldn’t agree more! I had never made them either and was so pleased to find how easy this recipe was.
I haven’t made poppy seed in years! I had sort of forgotten about it, but my husband really does enjoy the seeds. This one will have to go on our list soon!
Excellent! So glad to remind you what a great flavor combo it is 🙂 I will definitely be making these again soon.
So glad I found these and your blog! Love classic muffins like lemon poppyseed. The best part about these is that they’ll quell your sweet cravings but without being *too* sweet!
Thanks so much! And you are so right – they totally satisfy the sweet tooth and aren’t too sweet at all.
This is my first month in The Secret Recipe Club and it’s so much fun! I’m just loving all the new blogs and recipes I’m seeing. I adore lemon poppy seed muffins and this recipe looks easy and delicious.
Me too! I’m loving src as well! Thanks for the kind words 🙂 These definitely are easy and delicious. Thanks again to Connor’s Cooking for the inspiration!
What lovely looking muffins! Your photography is stunning as well 🙂 Great website! Thanks for sharing and for swinging by Deep Dish
Oh, thanks so much Parsley Sage! Deep Dish is just wonderful.
who made your recipe? and can you link to it? (i know i could find it in that list of 20, but i’m laaazy)
also, happy birthday!!
All Day I Dream About Food made my chicken tagine here: http://dreamaboutfood.blogspot.com/2011/06/chicken-tagine-with-apricots-and.html. And thanks 🙂
I love Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins too! Haven’t made them in years though so this looks like a good place to start. The best thing about this event is getting to know so many new blogs. Thanks for stopping by mine!
Agreed! Thanks for coming by mine as well!
There’s actually nothing unhealthy about buttermilk – the name is misleading.
Yes, you make a good point, guess I typed too fast. The stick of melted butter doesn’t help the health factor though ;-P
The muffins look great. I love a nice tender muffin!
Thanks so much! Me too!
These muffins look delicious. I love lemon anything 🙂
So do I! I have been using so much lemon in everything lately. It’s the best!
Nothing wrong with an unhealthy muffin (or 4!) every once in a while. They look delicious!
Haha I couldn’t agree more – and these could be more unhealthy!
This combination is my favorite when I buy a pound cake or muffins. Looks so delicious and it would go well with my tea now… 🙂
Yes, it would go wonderfully with tea!
Love lemon poppyseed but haven’t had it in a while!
I know I hadn’t had it in a while either! So good.
I love lemon poppy seed muffins — actually, I’ve rarely met a muffin that I didn’t like. I’ll be sure to check out your chicken tagine recipe too.
Hear, hear! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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