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Eggless Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Recipe

February 18, 2020 18 Comments

Its strange how this lemon poppy seed muffins got into my head. Strange because I don’t like citrus-y or lemon-y desserts. I am more of a chocolate person, or if not, I pick a Creme Brulee or a custard from the choices. Also strange because poppy seeds are not available in Singapore and I haven’t seen the black ones in India either (let me know if you know where to find them in India).

lemon poppy seed muffin

I did manage to pick up two packets of black poppy seeds from Sydney and then the muffins started to haunt me until I baked them recently. I am still not a fan of lemon-y desserts or sweets but these were definitely tasty.

I realised I didn’t have eggs when I reached the stage in the recipe where I was supposed to add eggs! So I just used yogurt as a substitute and hoped for the best. The muffins turned out super soft and yum, so here’s an unintentional eggless adaptation of the classic lemom poppy seeds muffin recipe.

Eggless Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
Adapted from: Baking from my Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan
Makes: 6

Ingredients:
1/3 cup regular white sugar
zest and juice of 1/2 a lemon (use lesser if using Indian lime)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
A pinch of baking soda
A pinch of salt
1/2 cup buttermilk or sour cream (I used sour cream)
2 heaping tbsp of yogurt (or use one egg)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup (4 tbsp) butter
2 tbsp poppy seeds

For Glaze:
1/2 cup powdered sugar mixed with 2 tbsp of lemon juice

How I Made It:

1. Preheat oven to 375F / 190C. Mould or grease a muffin tin and set aside.

2. In a bowl, rub the white sugar with the lemon zest until the sugar is lightly colored and scented with lemon. In another bowl, whisk in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a third, whisk together the yogurt (or eggs), buttermilk (or sour cream) vanilla extract, melted butter, the lemon infused sugar, and lemon juice.

lemon poppy seed muffin

3. Add the wet ingredients to the whisked flour mixture and fold together (the specks you see in this pic are not the poppy seeds – which are added at a later stage – its the vanilla powder I used instead of extract)

lemon poppy seed muffin

4. When almost thoroughly mixed, add the poppy seeds. Divide batter between muffin cups.

lemon poppy seed muffin

5. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the tops are golden and a skewer inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean.

lemon poppy seed muffin

6. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before glazing. I didn’t add lemon juice to the glazing, just a few drops of milk, since I didn’t want an overpowering flavour of lemon in my muffins.

lemon poppy seed muffin

Note: my muffins turned out a tad under-baked. The baking time mentioned in the book was 15-20 mins and they passed the skewer test at that time but the top didn’t turn a golden brown. I have adjusted baking time in the recipe mentioned here but look out for a golden top and you should be fine.

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  1. Richa Priyanka

    March 29, 2011 at 5:26 am

    i dont think we get these black poppy seeds in india. the ones we get are quite light colored. and do u know by any chance, where can i get these paper cups / a muffin tray in bangalore?

    Reply
  2. Nags

    March 29, 2011 at 6:39 am

    I haven't seen black poppy seeds in India either. I haven't lived in Bangalore so not sure about baking supplies in Bangalore. Maybe you can try Westside? Or lifestyle's home centre?

    Reply
  3. Priya Sreeram

    December 30, 2010 at 4:17 pm

    yumm ! the combo is very interesting ! wishing u a grt yr ahead !

    Reply
  4. [email protected]

    December 29, 2010 at 5:01 am

    That's a really great recipe Nags! I heart lemon and poppy seeds I'm sure add an extra flavor to the muffins. Never tried eggless baking but I guess this is the right recipe to start with! Would let you know how it comes out!

    Reply
  5. Mriganayani

    December 28, 2010 at 8:23 pm

    I'm not a citrus person too and stay away from the lemon stuff – but I just might unintentionally make this!

    Reply
  6. anamica

    December 28, 2010 at 2:22 am

    Hi Nags Muffins looks great.want to give a try now itself.In Second point you have mentioned wrongly as "Eggs" instead of yogurt.

    Reply
  7. Nags

    December 28, 2010 at 2:55 am

    Thanks for pointing that out 🙂 have made the correction!

    Reply
  8. Paaka Shaale

    December 27, 2010 at 3:13 pm

    The muffins look fantastic nags. Tooooo cute 🙂

    Reply
  9. Kurinji

    December 27, 2010 at 2:09 pm

    Cute muffins…
    Kurinji

    Reply
  10. Priya

    December 27, 2010 at 10:31 am

    Cute looking muffins, soo tempting!

    Reply
  11. Aparna

    December 27, 2010 at 9:22 am

    They look perfect. And they're "eggless" which makes them even better in my book. 🙂
    Black poppy seeds are available here. I don't remember excatly where I picked them up from (one of the 3 supermarkets here!), but I have half a small bottle on my pantry shelf.

    Seasons greetings and best wishes for a happy new year.

    Reply
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    December 27, 2010 at 8:32 am

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  13. sowmya's creative saga

    December 27, 2010 at 3:26 pm

    i love citrusy cakes..this one looks yumm

    Reply
  14. Zareena

    December 27, 2010 at 7:10 am

    Wow!!! lemon flavoured muffins, would definitely give a try

    Reply
  15. RedChillies

    December 27, 2010 at 5:58 am

    I love lemon flavor in desserts,this is intersting muffin recipe and I am so bookmarking this!

    Reply
  16. Hari Chandana

    December 27, 2010 at 4:37 am

    Looks so tempting and perfect.. yummy !!

    Reply
  17. Sanjeeta kk

    December 27, 2010 at 4:37 am

    Love those cute citrus Muffins. Like the unintentional eggless recipe. I have white poppy seeds and shall try it soon, but will miss out on the mesmerizing effect of black pearly dots in the muffins. Lovely clicks.

    Reply
  18. Sharmilee! :)

    December 27, 2010 at 5:17 am

    Looks so cute….With eggless and so fluffy sounds very interesting

    Reply

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