Lemon Mini Muffins with Lime-Scented Sugar

By Bonnie T

Makes 12 mini muffins or six standard-sized muffins.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 C flour
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp baking soda
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 C lemon-flavored yogurt
• 2 T minced fresh lemon*
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 6 T sugar
• 1/2 stick unsalted butter, softened, (4T)
• 1 egg
• 1/4 C sugar
• Chopped zest of 1 lime
• 3 T unsalted butter, melted

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 and coat one 12 cup mini muffin tin or six standard muffin cups with non stick spray.

Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, soda, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Blend yogurt, minced lemon and vanilla together in a cup with a pour spout.

Cream 6 T sugar and 1/2 stick butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light; add egg and beat well.

Alternately blend flour and yogurt mixtures into butter, starting and ending with flour; do not over mix. Fill cups of prepared muffin pan three quarters full, then bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool briefly in the pan.

Pulse remaining sugar with lime zest in a food processor until zest is minced. Brush warm muffins with 3 T melted butter and roll in sugar mixture to coat.

*To mince lemon, cut fruit into chunks, remove seeds, then pulse in a processor until the texture of oatmeal.