Poppy Seed Muffins

I LOVE lemon poppy seed muffins, and know that there are some great recipes out there using lemon cake mixes. BUT, I always hesitate to use cake mixes because of all the unknown ingredients in them (preservatives, etc..) So, I clipped this one out of the paper the other day, and baked up a batch yesterday. They're almost all gone, so that's a good sign. My family is pretty particular about muffins. The only thing I'd change is adding a bit more lemon flavoring somehow. Other than that, a pretty good recipe!

1/2 c. soft butter or Becel
3/4 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 T. grated lemon rind
1 tsp. vanilla (I might change this to lemon extract next time)
2 c. flour
1/3 c. poppy seeds
1 tsp. b. powder
1/2 tsp. b. soda
1/2 t. salt (which I never add)
1 1/2 c. sour cream (lite is fine; I went half and half with vanilla yogurt)

Beat butter and sugar; add eggs one at a time. Stir in rind and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients and add poppy seeds. Stir into butter mixture alternately with sour cream. Bake in 12 well-greased muffin tins for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool in pan for 5 minutes.

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posted by netablogs @ 12:57 PM Comments: 1