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Sourdough lemon muffins

Sourdough Lemon Muffins

These simple to make sourdough lemon muffins make a delicious snack any time of the day. The zesty fragrance and flavor of lemon shine bright in these sourdough muffins.
4.33 from 215 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 12 Muffins
Calories 203 kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Digital Scales
  • 12 Hole Muffin Tin

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g Sourdough Starter Discard or Active Starter
  • 200 g All Purpose Flour
  • 70 g Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 6 g Baking Powder (1 tsp)
  • 100 g Vegetable Oil Light flavor
  • 20 g Lemon Zest zest of whole lemon
  • 20 g Lemon Juice
  • 5 g Vanilla Extract
  • 5 g Salt (1 tsp)

Lemon Glaze

  • 60 g Powdered Sugar
  • 20 g Lemon Juice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 180C/350F and grease a 12 hole muffin tin with butter.
  • Mix the sourdough starter, eggs, lemon juice, vanilla extract and oil in a bowl. Whisk together until well combined. It's ok if the oil sits on the top, it will combine once it is poured into the dry ingredients.
  • In a separate bowl mix together all purpose flour, salt, baking powder, lemon zest and sugar.
  • Now pour the liquid ingredient mixture into the dry ingredients. Gently fold together until just mixed - don't over mix or the muffins will be tough.
  • Spoon mixture into greased muffin tin. This recipe will fill a 12 hole muffin (each hole around ¾ full).
  • Bake at 180C/350F for approximately 20 minutes or until muffins are golden brown.
  • While the muffins are baking, mix together the powdered sugar and lemon juice.
  • Once the muffins are cooked, spoon the lemon glaze onto the muffins while they are still in the muffin tin. Let the lemon glaze soak into the muffins and cool slightly before removing them from the tin.

Notes

The topping for these muffins is completely optional. If making for kids lunchboxes or snack time, it's absolutely fine to leave them out. They are sweet enough without it.
 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 203kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 226mgPotassium: 35mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 41IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Sourdough Discard
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