Weight Watchers Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Recipes

WEIGHT WATCHERS LEMON POPPY SEED MUFFINS RECIPE

Steps:

• Instructions Preheat oven to 400°F. Place 12 muffin cup liners in muffin cups. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next four ingredients in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk. Stir in lemon rind and poppy seeds; make a well in center of mixture. Combine buttermilk, butter, and egg; stir well with a whisk. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling 3⁄4 full. Bake at 400°F for 20 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Place on wire rack to cool completely. Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1 muffin).

LOW FAT POPPY SEED MUFFINS (WW)

Steps:

• Lightly spoon flour into the measuring cup and level with knife. Place flour and the remaining dry ingredients in a bowl and mix with a whisk. Stir in lemon zest and poppy seeds. Make a well in the center of the mixture.
• Combine buttermilk, butter and egg. Add to dry ingredients and stir just until moistened.
• Spoon batter into muffin pan with muffin cup liners. Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

LEMON POPPY SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Coat muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add the egg yolks, one at a time.
• Beat well after each.
• In a separate bowl, stir together the dry ingredients, poppy seeds, and lemon zest.
• With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, alternating two times with the buttermilk, then lemon juice, and then vanilla.
• Beat just until smooth.
• In another bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Gently fold them into the muffin batter until blended.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, 3/4-full.
• Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 5 minutes before removing to cool completely.
• I sometimes sprinkle the muffin mixture with sugar prior to putting in the oven just to add a little extra sweetness.

LEMON POPPY-SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with baking cups. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, zest, juice, and milk. Whisk in butter. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients, until just combined. Stir poppy seeds into batter.
• Divide batter evenly between muffin cups, adding a scant 1/4 cup to each. Sprinkle with sugar and poppy seeds, if desired. Bake until tops spring back when lightly touched, about 20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.