Lemon poppy seed muffins with lemon icing

My kids favourite muffins.

Ingredients

2 cups of flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 cup of sour cream
1/2 cup of buttermilk
2 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
1 cup of granulated sugar
1/2 cup of unsalted butter at room temperature
1 Tablespoon of grated lemon zest
2 large eggs
2 teaspoon of poppy seeds

Icing

1/2 cup of butter at room temperature
The juice of 1 lemon
3 cups of icing sugar

1- Preheat oven to 350.

2- Line muffin tins with paper liners.

3- Mix together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a bowl.

4- In another bowl, whisk sour cream, buttermilk and lemon juice to blend.

5- Using the electric mixer, beat sugar, butter and lemon zest in a large bowl.

6- Add eggs and beat well until mixture is light and fluffy.

7- Mix in dry ingredients and sour cream mixture in alternation.  Mix just until blended.

8- Stir in poppy seeds and spoon batter into muffin tins.

9- Bake for about 20 minutes or until tester inserted into center comes out clean.

10- Let muffins cool.

11- While muffins are cooling, prepare icing by mixing together the butter, lemon juice and icing sugar.  You can add food coloring if you want.

12- Spread a generous amount of icing on top of muffins.

Makes 12 large muffins.

I made those for my daughters kindergarten class last year on her birthday.  It was a hit!   Everyone loved them.

Try them and you will see.

Caroline