Gluten Free Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies Recipes

GLUTEN FREE LEMON POPPY-SEED COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment.
• In a large bowl combine oil, almond milk, honey, vanilla and lemon zest.
• In a smaller bowl, combine almonds, flours, cornmeal and salt.
• Stir dry ingredients into the oil mixture, followed by poppy seeds.
• On a rice-flour dusted surface (or between sheets of wax paper), roll dough out to ¼" thickness and cut out shapes with your desired cookie cutter or small glass.
• Bake for 6-8 minutes. Cool completely on the sheets.

GLUTEN-FREE LEMON POPPY SEED SCONES

Steps:

• Soak poppy seeds in milk and store in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
• Preheat the oven to 375ºF/180ºC degrees.
• In a food processor, mix flours, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Add small chunks of chilled butter and mix.
• Beat an egg in a small bowl and add a half of the egg as well as the milk with poppy seeds, lemon zest and lemon juice.
• Mix until the dough comes together in a big lump.
• On a flat surface dusted with extra flour, gather the dough into one ball. Divide the ball into two or three depending on how small you want your scones (I divided into two).
• Flatten the dough into round disks (about 3/4 inch (2 cm) thick). Cut into 6 - 8 wedges.
• Add a tiny amount of water to the remaining egg and brush the egg wash on top of the scones.
• Bake for about 15 - 20 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack. Infuse love and serve (with lemon curd/jam and/or whipped cream if you wish)!

GLUTEN-FREE LEMON POPPY SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F for shiny aluminum pan, 350°F for dark nonstick pan. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups, or grease cups with shortening or cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, stir together flour blend, poppy seed, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat granulated sugar and softened butter on medium speed about 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on medium speed 1 minute after each addition. Beat in sour cream, lemon peel and 2 tablespoons lemon juice until smooth. Gradually beat or stir in dry mixture (dough will be thick). Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Smooth tops of batter in cups with wet fingers.
• Bake 20 to 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pan; remove from pan to cooling rack. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix powdered sugar and lemon juice until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over muffins.

CHEESECAKE-POPPY SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups, or grease bottoms only of muffin cups.
• Squeeze Glaze packet (from muffin mix) about 10 seconds (do not microwave). Cut off tip of 1 corner of packet with scissors. In small bowl, stir together cream cheese and about half of the glaze. Reserve remaining glaze for topping.
• In medium bowl, stir Muffin Mix, milk, oil and eggs just until blended (batter may be lumpy). Place 1 tablespoonful of batter in each muffin cup. Top batter in each cup with about 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture. Divide remaining batter among muffin cups (each about two-thirds full).
• Bake 17 to 22 minutes or until golden brown and tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Cool 5 minutes longer. Drizzle remaining Glaze over muffins; serve warm. Refrigerate any remaining muffins.