The Muffin Picnic

We made the most scrumptious muffins today: Lemon Poppseed. They are sweet, fragrant, crunchy, little heavenly muffin puffs.

And they tasted even better outside.
On a beautiful day.
Breeze blowing.
Snuggling on a blanket.
In the clover.

Yes, we had a muffin picnic.
And it's the very best kind of picnic in my opinion.

Here's the recipe:

1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1-2 tablespoons lemon zest (depending on how lemony you like it)
1 cup plain whole milk yogurt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract


Preheat oven to 400.
1) Line muffin pan with paper liners.
2) Mix flour with the poppy seeds, salt, and baking soda in one bowl.
3) Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy in a separate bowl.
4) Beat in the eggs.
5) Beat in the lemon zest, yogurt, and vanilla extract until well blended.
6) Stir in the flour mixture just until moistened. Do not over mix.
7) Spoon the batter into the muffin cups.
8)Bake 18 – 20 minutes.
9) Spread a blanket on the grass.
10) Enjoy warm muffins and beautiful weather.

Makes 12-15 muffins.