Best 6 Lemony Zest Sour Cream Muffins Recipes

SOUR CREAM LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the oven to 375 F. Grease 12 muffin cups or spray with baking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, 3/4 cup sugar, the baking powder and soda, and salt. Use a whisk to blend the dry ingredients thoroughly.
• In another bowl, combine sour cream with the egg, melted butter, lemon zest, and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Whisk the mixture until smooth and well blended.
• Blend the sour cream mixture into the dry ingredients just until blended and all ingredients are moistened.
• Fill muffin cups about 2/3 full. Bake for 18 minutes or until browned and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of a muffin. Cool in the pan on a rack for 5 minutes. Remove the muffins to a rack. Place foil or a pan under the rack to catch drips. Poke each muffin several times with a toothpick.
• Meanwhile, bring the 1/3 cup of lemon juice and 1/4 cup of sugar to a boil in a small saucepan. Cook, stirring until sugar is completely dissolved. Using a spoon, drizzle a little of the juice mixture over each muffin.

WORLD'S BEST LEMON BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 16 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• Combine sugar, milk, sour cream, butter, eggs, and lemon zest in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until blended. Fold in the flour mixture until batter is just moistened. Fold in blueberries; avoid overmixing because batter will turn purple.
• Fill muffin cups 3/4 full of batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes.

LEMONY POPPY SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the sour cream, lemon juice, extracts and lemon zest. , Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in poppy seeds. , Fill six greased jumbo muffin pans. Bake at until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-23 minutes. Remove to a wire rack. Serve warm.

SOUR CREAM LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Prep your muffin pan with a little non-stick spray and preheat the oven to 375°F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and lemon zest. Use a whisk to break up any lumps and thoroughly combine.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the sour cream, eggs, butter, lemon juice, and lemon extract.
• Mix together with the whisk quickly until the batter is moist but combined. It shouldn't take more than 30 seconds or 20 strokes. Expect the batter to be thick and a little lumpy. If it seems overly thick (there will be some variation in moisture content between sour creams) feel free to add a splash more lemon juice.
• Divide the batter between the wells in your muffin pan (roughly 3/4 full) and sprinkle with coarse sugar, if desired.
• Bake for 16-24 minutes (depending on the size of your muffin) until the muffins are light golden brown on top and a toothpick comes out clean. Do not over bake.
• Allow the muffins to sit in their tins on a wire rack for 5 minutes to cool. Then tap them out of the pan.
• Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

LEMON CRUMB MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, sour cream, butter, lemon zest and juice. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. , In a small bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over batter., Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. In a small bowl, whisk glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm muffins. Serve warm.

THE FRIED LEMON ZEST

Steps:

• Finely shred the lemon zest. In a small saucepan, barely cover the zest with cold water and bring to a simmer. Quickly drain the zest and dry on absorbent paper towels.
• Over a lively flame in a small saucepan, warm the olive oil and sauté the zest, tossing it about, letting it crisp a bit and take on a good, deep color.