Vegan and Gluten-Free Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

A delicious vegan and gluten-free version of lemon poppy seed muffins.

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsweetened soy milk
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 2 cups gluten-free all purpose baking flour
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 0.6666666666666666 cup sugar
• 0.3333333333333333 cup canola oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 18 muffin cups or line cups with paper liners.
2. Whisk soy milk and apple cider vinegar together in a bowl. Set aside and allow to curdle to create "buttermilk", about 10 minutes.
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.
4. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.
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.
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.