Lemon Tea Muffins Recipe

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Meet the Cook: When it comes to baking, muffins are No. 1 to me. I bake a batch every day. These are great with your favorite tea...or cool lemonade in the summer or a cup of hot cocoa in the winter! My family - my husband and I have three children...7, 3 and 2 - live in the country. We have horses and enjoy riding, along with fishing, boating plus lots of other outdoor activities. -Terrie Cox, Honeyville, Utah

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Lemon Tea Muffins Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 12 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • TOPPING:
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Dash ground nutmeg

Directions

  • In a small bowl, beat egg yolks until light and lemon colored, about 3 minutes. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Fold in yolks. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with lemon juice and peel, stirring just until combined. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
  • Fill greased or paper-lined miniature muffin cups two-thirds full. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over muffins. Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire racks. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 155 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 56 mg cholesterol, 170 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Lemon Tea Muffins in Country Woman May/June 1995, p29

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Big Batch Baked Goods

We enjoy homemade baked goods for breakfast, but I don’t have time to bake each morning before school. So I devote 1 day a month to making large batches of cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, cream cheese rolls and muffins. I place them in heavy-duty resealable plastic bags labeled with the date. (They freeze for about 2 months.) On busy mornings, it’s a snap to pop a few in the microwave to warm. The kids love the fresh-baked flavor. —Lori T., New London, Texas

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Reviewed on Mar. 14, 2013 by nelda h. till

My husband and I were disappointed with these muffins. I used Stevia, might be better with sugar.

Reviewed on Feb. 03, 2013 by floobish

These are wonderful. Lovely fluffy texture. I used Meyer lemons and added more zest & juice, they came out very tangy and flavorful. Everyone loved them although they were a bit too lemony for the kids. (That was because of my adjustment.) I also didn't realize they were minis so I got 8 large ones. Next time I'll do minis for sure. I blogged them here.

Reviewed on Feb. 07, 2012 by oxnicoleox3

I liked these quite a lot. My family isn't very into lemon flavors, but I had my friends try it and they liked it. One commented that it was just a bit too dry, but I'm not sure how to fix that. I think they would be perfect for a tea party or a girly get together.

 
 

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