From
Daryl:
Years
ago, when I was writing screenplays, I joined a class where we met on Saturday
mornings and read the screenplays out loud. We all took roles in our friends’
works and acted them with flair. Good memories of a fun time when I was truly
learning the craft of writing in three acts. Well, every Saturday, we served
muffins bought at Costco. At the time, I could still eat gluten, so they were
regular flour muffins. My favorite was lemon poppyseed.
Thinking about that time with my pals brought a smile to my face, so I decided to look online for a recipe I could tweak. I found this one on Two Peas andTheir Pod foodie blog and it turned out nicely.
In her brief description, she said the recipe came from her favorite cookbook: Baking: From My Home to Yours by the fabulous Dorie Greenspan.
By the way, a few weeks ago I made a different muffin, but they stuck to the paper muffin cups. Pooh! So I asked my Facebook friends for tips. We concluded it was a gluten-free issue. Gluten-free flours can be denser and a bit stickier than normal flour. One pal recommended using Pam inside the paper cup. Honestly? Inside? But guess what? I did that for this recipe and it worked.
These muffins are a new go-to for me. Enjoy.
Thinking about that time with my pals brought a smile to my face, so I decided to look online for a recipe I could tweak. I found this one on Two Peas andTheir Pod foodie blog and it turned out nicely.
In her brief description, she said the recipe came from her favorite cookbook: Baking: From My Home to Yours by the fabulous Dorie Greenspan.
By the way, a few weeks ago I made a different muffin, but they stuck to the paper muffin cups. Pooh! So I asked my Facebook friends for tips. We concluded it was a gluten-free issue. Gluten-free flours can be denser and a bit stickier than normal flour. One pal recommended using Pam inside the paper cup. Honestly? Inside? But guess what? I did that for this recipe and it worked.
These muffins are a new go-to for me. Enjoy.
Lemon Poppyseed Muffins
Gluten-free Version
For the muffins:
(Yield: 12)
2/3 cup sugar
grated zest and juice of 1 lemon, divided*
2 cups gluten-free flour *I used sweet rice flour/tapioca flour
1 tablespoon whey powder
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons poppyseeds (*I keep mine refrigerated)
Lemon Icing:
1 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
2-3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
To make the muffins:
Center a rack in the oven
and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter or spray the 12 molds in a
regular-size muffin pan or fit the molds with paper muffin cups. (*See my tip above about spraying inside the
muffin papers.)
In a large bowl, rub
the sugar and the lemon zest together with your fingertips until the sugar is
moist and the fragrance of the lemon is strong. Whisk in the GF flour, whey
powder, xanthan gum, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk
the sour cream or Greek yogurt, eggs, vanilla, lemon juice, and melted butter
together until well blended.
Pour the liquid
ingredients over the dry ingredients and gently stir to blend. Don't overmix.
Stir in the poppyseeds. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups. (*This
was a sticky batter. After I had the cups filled, I wet my fingers and tapped
down the batter in each paper cup.)
Bake for 18 to 20
minutes, or until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center
of the muffins comes out clean. Transfer the pan to a rack and cool for 5
minutes before carefully removing each muffin from its mold. Cool the muffins
completely on the rack before icing them.
To make the icing:
Put the sifted
confectioners’ sugar in a small bowl and add about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the
lemon juice. Stir with a spoon to moisten the sugar, then add enough additional
lemon juice, a dribble at a time, to get an icing that is thin enough to
drizzle from the tip of the spoon. Drizzle glaze over the muffins. Serve. (*I needed the full 3 tablespoons.) And I think drizzling must be an art – at
which I’m not adept. LOL
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Years ago I lived near a supermarket which stocked these muffins regularly--I loved them!
ReplyDeleteSheila, there's something about the little crunchiness with lemon that I adored. ~ Daryl
DeleteI love these delectable muffins. So tasty, light and perfect. I will be baking them for family. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI hope the family adores them. ~ Daryl
DeleteThank you for sharing a bit about yourself today. Oh but these muffins look wonderful. Thank you for sharing the recipe. This book looks like a lot of fun. quilting dash lady at comcast dot net
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed, Lori. :) ~ Daryl
DeleteThese sound so good!
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