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Lemon Mini Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted (for topping)
- 1/3 cup sugar (also for topping)Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line mini muffin tins with paper liners (this recipe makes 2-doz.). In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well.
2. In a large Bowl, beat 1/4 cup softened butter and 2/3 cup sugar until well blended. Add egg; beat until smooth. Mix in sour cream, vanilla and lemon extract and lemon zest. Add flour mixture; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. The batter will be very thick...almost like cookie dough.
3. Using two spoons, drop a rounded scoops of about 1 Tbs of batter into each muffin cup. Bake 12 minutes or until barely golden. Cool in pan 3 minutes; remove from pan. While muffins are still warm, dip tops of warm muffins into melted butter and then into sugar.
4. These are best served the day they are made.More Desserts Recipes