Lemon-Raspberry Muffins
From: EatingWellThe secret to the sparkling flavor of these delicately crumbed muffins is the strips of lemon zest finely ground into the sugar. Enjoy the muffins warm right from the oven.
Servings: 1 dozen muffins
Prep:
15 mins
Total:
40 mins
Ingredients
1
lemon
1/2
cup
sugar
1
cup
nonfat buttermilk, (see Tip)
1/3
cup
canola oil
1
large egg
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
1
cup
white whole-wheat flour, or whole-wheat pastry flour (see Shopping Tip)
1
cup
all-purpose flour
2
teaspoons
baking powder
1
teaspoon
baking soda
1/4
teaspoon
salt
1 1/2
cups
fresh or frozen (not thawed) raspberries
Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat 12 large (1/2-cup) muffin cups with cooking spray or line with paper liners.
2.
Use a vegetable peeler to remove the zest from the lemon in long strips. Combine the zest and sugar in a food processor; pulse until the zest is very finely chopped into the sugar. Add buttermilk, oil, egg and vanilla and pulse until blended.
3.
Combine whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add the buttermilk mixture and fold until almost blended. Gently fold in raspberries. Divide the batter among the muffin cups.
4.
Bake the muffins until the edges and tops are golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack. Serve warm.
Tips:
Tip: No buttermilk? Mix 1 tablespoon lemon juice into 1 cup milk.
Tip: No buttermilk? Mix 1 tablespoon lemon juice into 1 cup milk.
Shopping Tip: White whole-wheat flour, made from a special variety of white wheat, is light in color and flavor but has the same nutritional properties as regular whole wheat. Whole-wheat pastry flour can be used as a substitute here. Both can be found in the natural-foods section of the supermarket or online from King Arthur Flour, bakerscatalogue.com.
MAKE AHEAD TIP: Wrap each in plastic and freeze in a freezer bag for up to 1 month. To reheat, remove plastic, wrap muffin in a paper towel and microwave on High for 30 to 60 seconds.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 185, Total Fat 7 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Monounsaturated Fat 4 g, Cholesterol 18 mg, Sodium 245 mg, Carbohydrate 27 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4 g, Potassium 42 mg. Exchanges: Starch 1,Other Carbohydrate 1,Fat 1.5.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Not at all healthy.Give recipe 0.More health ops:agave for sugar,applesauce for oil,fat free yogart organic for buttermilk,range free egg white for egg,oat bran flour for white flour,juice that lemon and add it in. shame on you people- healthy indeed.
8/22/2012 07:00:16 AM Report AbuseI'd hate to see what the original is if this is the makeover... white sugar, white flour, buttermilk and canola oil? Not healthy ingredients in my book. How about spelt flour, sucanat and greek yogurt? Now that would be a makeover!
6/4/2012 09:46:26 AM Report Abuseumm same carbs as a regular muffin :) ill get a chocolate chip muffin instead with the same cals and carbs!
5/10/2012 09:20:44 AM Report AbuseWhy is this supposed to be healthy? It has sugar, hydrogenated vegetable oil, and wheat flour...
5/10/2012 08:43:01 AM Report AbuseBuy a microplaner (fine grater) to zest the lemon. The idea is to get a fine zest of the lemon. The rest you can mix by hand.
4/2/2012 09:22:11 AM Report AbuseI don't have a food processor, how do I make these muffins.
4/1/2012 05:51:27 PM Report Abuse