Upside-Down Lemon Slice Muffins
(from Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Library: Muffins and Quick Breads)
3 lemons
1 T. water
1/4 cup plus 12 teaspoons sugar, divided
6 T. unsalted butter
2 cups flour
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter (or spray) 12 standard muffin tins.
Finely grate the zest from 3 lemons. Set the lemons aside. Combine zest, 1 T. water and 1/4 cup sugar in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat about 2 minutes, just until sugar melts. Add butter and cook about another minute, until butter melts.
Set aside.
With a sharp knife, remove remaining peel from the lemons. Cut in thin slices and remove seeds. Place 1 t. sugar in the bottom of each muffin cup and add a slice of lemon on top.
In a medium bowl, stir and toss flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a larger bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, and lemon mixture. Add the dry ingredients and stir just until blended.
Spoon into tins, filling about 3/4 full. Bake 15-20 minutes until tops of muffins are golden brown, or toothpick comes out clean. Immediately invert the tins on a wire rack. Cool 5 minutes, then tap bottoms and lift away tins. Makes about 12-14 muffins. Serve warm.
Comments (6)
Those are beautiful and so fitting for the theme.
Posted by Barb Cabot | September 19, 2009 8:02 AM
Posted on September 19, 2009 08:02
Great photos for this week theme and great sounding recipe. I thought of pineapple upside down cake but I've never heard of these muffins. I'm going to add them to my ever increasing set of recipes I gotta try.
Posted by marta | September 19, 2009 8:20 AM
Posted on September 19, 2009 08:20
Yummy and upside down... aren't you on the ball!
Posted by sandi @ the whistlestop cafe | September 19, 2009 8:43 AM
Posted on September 19, 2009 08:43
Those muffins look really good. Love the taste of lemon.
Posted by Cindy Ruth | September 19, 2009 10:04 AM
Posted on September 19, 2009 10:04
WOW - this is dedication - whipping up a tasty treat to meet a photo hunt theme. You rock!
Posted by Jerry | September 20, 2009 5:32 AM
Posted on September 20, 2009 05:32
I love lemons, can't wait until mine are ripe. This recipe sounds easy and yummy. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by Linda @ Ice Tea For Me | September 21, 2009 12:02 PM
Posted on September 21, 2009 12:02