Vegan and Gluten-Free Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
A delicious vegan and gluten-free version of lemon poppy seed muffins.
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- Serves: 18 persons
Ingredients
- 1cup unsweetened soy milk
- 1teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 2cups gluten-free all purpose baking flour
- 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½teaspoon baking soda
- ½teaspoon salt
- 1tablespoon poppy seeds
- ⅔cup sugar
- ⅓cup canola oil
- 1tablespoon lemon zest
- 3tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1cup confectioners' sugar
- 2tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 18 muffin cups or line cups with paper liners.Step 2
Whisk soy milk and apple cider vinegar together in a bowl. Set aside and allow to curdle to create "buttermilk", about 10 minutes.Step 3
Stir gluten-free flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and poppy seeds together in a separate bowl. Whisk together sugar, oil, and lemon zest together in a large bowl. Slowly stir in lemon juice, vanilla extract, and "buttermilk"-mixture. Add flour mixture and mix until batter is combined.Step 4
Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in tins for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, 10 to 15 minutes.Step 6
While the muffins are cooling, whisk together confectioners sugar and 2 tablespoons lemon juice in a small bowl and create a smooth glaze. After the muffins have cooled, drizzle glaze on muffin tops.