Supremely moist Lemon Crumb Muffins topped with sticky Lemon Glaze! Lemon lovers will love these moist lemon muffins!!!
Ingredients
For the Crumb Topping:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (not packed)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into tiny pieces
- For the Lemon Muffins:
- 2 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 and 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 large egg plus 2 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
For the Lemon Glaze:
- 1 cup of confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons whole milk, more if needed to achieve desired consistency
Instructions
For the Crumb Topping:
- In
a large bowl combine the granulated sugar, flour, and butter; using two
forks or a pastry cutter, combine ingredients until the mixture is very
crumbly and resembles a coarse meal. The crumbs should be pea-sized.
Place mixture in the fridge or freezer until needed.
For the Lemon Muffins:
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees (F). Line a 12 cup muffin tin with paper liners; set aside.
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
- In
a large bowl using an electric mixer, or in the bowl of a stand mixer
fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter, sugar, lemon
zest, vanilla extract, and lemon extract; beat on medium speed until
light and fluffy; about 3 minutes. - Add in the egg and egg yolks
and continue beating until well combined. Reduce mixer speed to low;
alternate adding the flour mixture and the milk, beginning and ending
with flour. Fold in the lemon juice, stirring just until combined. Be
sure not to over mix here. - Divide the batter evenly among prepared muffin tins. Top each muffin cup with 2 tablespoons of crumb topping.
- Bake
for 20 to 22 minutes, or until the tops are lightly golden brown and a
toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, or with a just a few
moist crumbs attached. Cool muffins 10 minutes in the pan before
transferring to a cooling rack.
For the Lemon Glaze:
- In
a small bowl combine the confectioners’ sugar, lemon extract, lemon
juice, and milk; whisk until smooth, adding more milk as needed to reach
desired consistency. Drizzle over the muffins right before serving.