Lemon Muffins

• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp. water
• 2 cups flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp. grated lemon zest
• 1 tsp. baking power
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled slightly
• 2 lg. eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup lemon-flavored yogurt
• 1/4 cup milk
• heavy cream

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Grease 12 standard size muffin pan cups.
3. To prepare syrup, in a small saucepan, mix together lemon juice, sugar, and water.
4. Bring to a boil, stirring; boil for 2 minutes.
5. Set aside.
6. To prepare muffins, in a medium bowl, mix together flour, sugar, lemon zest, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
7. Mix together melted butter, eggs, yogurt, and milk.
8. Add yogurt mixture to flour mixture; mix with a fork until dry ingredients are evenly moistened.
9. Do not overmix.
10. Spoon batter into prepared pan, filling cups almost to top.
11. Bake muffins until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 minutes.
12. Using a toothpick, pierce top of each warm muffin 8 to 10 times.
13. Immediately spoon some syrup over each muffin.
14. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

lemon juice, sugar, water, flour, sugar, lemon zest, baking power, baking soda, salt, butter, eggs, lemonflavored yogurt, milk, heavy cream

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/6608 (may not work)