Lemon yoghurt muffins

Tamara West
Jo Elwin
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Jo Elwin

Food writer and former food magazine editor

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These muffins are light, fluffy and extra lemony. You could also add sultanas, cranberries or currants to the mix. These are divine served warm, with butter.

Ingredients

¾ cupSugar
¼ cupOlive oil
1Egg
½ tspSalt
1 cupLow-fat yoghurt, plain
¼ cupLemon juice
Zest of1 lemon
2 cupsSelf raising flour (Main)

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 200C with rack just below the middle.
  2. Stir the sugar, oil, egg, salt, yoghurt, zest and lemon juice together with a fork or whisk, until thoroughly mixed.
  3. Sift flour over the mixture and fold everything together until the flour is just mixed in but do not mix until smooth.
  4. Spoon mixture into 12 regular or 24 mini muffin pans which have been oiled.
  5. Bake for 10 -12 minutes or until centres spring back when pressed and muffins are lightly browned. Leave to stand for 5 minutes, then remove from pans and cool on a rack.

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