Four Nights A Week

During our COVID lockdown, we entertained ourselves with online cooking classes with Sur La Table. They are a lot of fun and, even with some experience as a cook under my belt, I learn something new each time. Highly recommend. The chef that has led most of our classes, Vanessa Craycroft is a great teacher as well as a great chef.

This is a Sur La Table recipe uses 2% or full fat plain Greek yogurt in the batter. As I was searching for a way to use up the last of my Greek yogurt, this seemed like a serendipitous match-up.

For this bake, I used double sized muffin tins which means the cooking time needed to be adjusted by about 10 minutes, maybe a bit less if you don’t like muffins that are more browned. Best advice if trying a double-sized muffin is to use a cake tester a judge doneness from there.

The muffins were lemony-bright and not overly oily or sweet. And in the making, I discovered Lemon Poppyseed is Adrien’s favorite so they’ll be in regular rotation for sure.

Lemon Poppyseed Muffins from Sur La Table

Ingredients

• 2 c unbleached all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1 c granulated sugar
• 2 TBSP lemon zest
• 2 TBSP poppy seeds
• 1 c 2% or full-fat Greek yogurt
• 1 c vegetable oil (I used a combination of coconut oil and canola oil)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (I had to use vanilla extract – out of the paste)

Method

1. Preheat over to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 12-cup muffin pan with papers and set aside (I used by double muffin-sized pan (6) and greased it directly.)
2. In a medium bowl add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk together and set aside.
3. In a second bowl, add sugar, lemon zest, poppy seeds, yogurt, oil, eggs and vanilla. Whisk until smooth and well combined.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Stir until just combined.
5. Fill batter into muffin tin – about 3/4 full.
6. Bake for 20-25 minutes (longer if you’re making double sized muffins) or until the cakes are firm to the touch but still very moist inside.
7. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.