Very special lemon muffins
60 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Butter |
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 4 | Egg yolks; well beaten | |
| ½ | cup | Lemon juice |
| 2 | cups | Flour |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 4 | Egg whites; stiffly beaten | |
| 2 | teaspoons | Grated lemon peel |
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine sugar and butter and cream until smooth. Add egg yolks and beat well. Sift dry ingredients together. Add alternately to creamed mixture with lemon juice, mixing well after each addition. DO NOT OVERMIX. Fold in the egg whites and lemon peel. Fill greased miniature muffin tins ¾ full and bake about 18 to 20 minutes.
Yield: 5 dozen miniature muffins.
A VERY SPECIAL TEAROOM
From <Traditions:ATasteoftheGoodLife>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .