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