I have had my (now grown up) kids home for Yule, so this week’s the Muesli Bar Challenge recipe was baked by Casey. It is one of his favourite schooldays recipes. We shall see whether current school-age reviewers agree! Cooking with kids is such fun, even (or specially) grown up ones.
Lemons are currently so in season, we have several different varieties all loaded. These muffins are very quick baking, so it is possible that a lot of the Vitamin C survives. But even if it doesn’t, the “bioflavanoids” that make citrus fruit so healthy will still be there. It also contains yoghurt and eggs which are both superfoods, and honey, which contains small amounts of a huge variety of vitamins, minerals and enzymes.
All these healthy ingredients make up for the fact that, unusually for my lunchbox baking recipes, I think these go better with white flour. They are still good with wholemeal, but there is something about fluffy lemony lightness that makes a midwinter day bright!
The Recipe:
Makes 9 large-ish muffins
- Turn your oven on to heat up.
- Melt together 125 grams of butter and 125 grams of honey.
- Beat together ¾ cup of plain low fat yoghurt, a large egg, a good teaspoon of grated lemon rind, and ½ cup of lemon juice. Pour in nearly all of the honey-butter (reserve about a tablespoon full) and mix well.
- Sift in 2 cups of unbleached self-raising flour, a good pinch of nutmeg, and a pinch of salt and mix just enough to combine. With muffins, you don’t want to overwork them (which makes them easy for young cooks too.)
- Pour the mix into 9 greased muffin tins and bake in a medium-hot oven for 15 minutes or so (they are quick) till they bounce back when pressed and a skewer comes out clean. The tops will crack.
- Meanwhile, add another quarter of a cup of lemon juice to the bit of honey butter you reserved and cook for about 2 or 3 minutes to thicken.
- Pour the hot lemon-butter-honey over the hot muffins, allowing it to soak into the cracks.
Thats right, real men bake. I’m not sure if I’m allowed to review cause I have maybe a little bit of bias but its mums recipe, I just cooked them so by my rules I think its okay. I love the mix of honey and lemon together and the butter/lemon/honey mix poured in from the top is delicious. I had one hot and cause Clancy missed reviews I got his one cold too (sorry Clance, had to play by the rules this time – I’ll make you some next time). I loved the cold one but as with most things baked (and especially in the depths of winter) I preferred this one hot from the oven. Hope you enjoyed it boys – and you too Joe.
I was lucky enough to have them hot and cold and they are definitely a treat hot. Rewarmed in a micro wave or even put in the sun wrapped in greaseproof paper makes them a sticky treat. (the lemon butter honey somehow melts and is sticky when hot or reheated)
Yummy. Well done Casey.
it was great softer than other muffins but in a good way
Yum. Loved it. Held together nicely, not crumbly. Lemon and honey mix is just right. Mine made it to morning tea and that took heaps of self discipline. The shiny coating makes it look as good as it tastes.
it was delicilous!!! i liked it more with more lemon!! loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
only one word and 6 exclamation marks….DELICIOUS!!!!!!
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