Burst o'Lemon Muffins

By PatN

These muffins have a cake-like texture with sweet coconut and a mouth-watering lemon zing.

Ingredients

• TOPPING:
• 1 3/4 c flour
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 1 tsp baking pwd
• 3/4 tsp soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 c. lemon or vanilla yogurt
• 1 egg
• 1/3 c. butter or marg. melted
• 1 to 2 tbsp grated lemon peel
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 c. flaked coconut
• 1.3 c. lemon juice
• 1/4 c. sugar
• 1/4 c. flaked coconut toasted

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the flour, sugar, baking pwd, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, beat the yogurt, egg, butter, lemon peel and lemon juice until smooth; stir into dry ingred. just until moistened. Fold in coconut. Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 400 degrees for 18-22 min. or until golden brown and muffins test done. Cool for 5 min. before removing from pan to a wire rack. In a saucepan, combine the lemon juice and sugar; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in coconut. Using a toothpick, poke 6-8 holes in each muffin. Spoon the coconut mixture over muffins. Serve warm or cool to room temp.