Lemon tea muffins

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 eaches Eggs -- separated
½ cup Butter or margarine --
Softened
½ cup Sugar
1 cup All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
¼ teaspoon Salt
3 tablespoons Lemon juice
1 teaspoon Lemon peel -- grated
Topping:
1 tablespoon Sugar
⅛ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1 dash Ground nutmeg

Directions

In a small mixing bowl, beat egg yolks until light and lemon-colored, about 3 min. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Fold in yokls, Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with lemon juice and peel, stirring just until combined. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.

Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over muffins. Bake at 350 deg. for 20-25 min. or until muffins test done. Cool in pan 10 min. before removing to a wire rack. Yield: About 24 mini muffins or 8 standard-size muffins.

Recipe By : Country Woman

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