Lemon Chia Seed Muffins

Makes 12 muffins

Ingredients

For Dry Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • zest of 1½ lemons
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt

For Wet Ingredients

  • juice of 1½ lemons
  • 1 tsp lemon juice concentrate
  • 2½ tbsp chia seeds
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • 4 tbsp canola oil
  • 6 oz Greek style yogurt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 egg

For Muffin Topping

  • equal parts lemon zest & raw sugar

How-to

  1. Preheat oven to 400° and grease a muffin tin with baking spray
  2. Place sugar and lemon zest in a bowl and rub together with your fingers until combined and fragrant
  3. Add to the bowl of a food processor along with all other dry ingredients. Pulse to combine
  4. Bloom chia seeds in lemon juice, let sit 5-10 minutes
  5. Add remaining wet ingredients to food processor and pulse until just combined
  6. Fold in chia seed/lemon juice mixture with a rubber spatula and scoop batter into muffin tins 
  7. Bake 10-15 minutes, or until the tops spring back when pressed with a fingertip and are nicely browned
  8. Remove from the pan and let cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Enjoy!