Lemon Curd Muffins

Yes, they are as wonderful as they look! We have some lemon lovin' people in our family, so I used my favorite muffin recipe, added some lemon curd to the middle and tops and they are now the favorites! I must admit I had to bend a homemade rule and bought the lemon curd in a jar. These only take a few minutes to put together but they will disappear rather quickly!
Ingredients:
2 c flour
3/4 c sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1/2 c butter, melted (I let it cool for about 10 minutes)
3/4 c milk or half-n-half
1 tsp vanilla extract
fresh lemon juice from 1/2 lemon, squeezed
1/2 jar lemon curd
Directions:

Whisk dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
Add eggs, butter and milk. Stir with a spatula or I use a wooden spoon.
Add vanilla and lemon juice. You don't need to use an electric mixer so stir together with your wooden spoon.
I use a muffin-cupcake baking pan and paper liners and fill them about 1/2 full (using a cookie dough scoop).
Add about a teaspoon of lemon curd to each individual muffin in the middle of the batter.

Using your cookie scoop, place another scoop of batter over the lemon curd. Your muffins will be about 3/4 full, fairly close to the top. This makes 12 muffins.

Place in preheated 350F oven and bake for about 22 minutes, depending on your oven it might be a couple of minutes longer or shorter time.
When the muffins are baked, place them on a cooling rack for about 5 minutes.
Melt about 1/4 c lemon curd in a glass measuring cup.
Pour about 1/4 c sugar in a dish.
Remove the muffins from the pan and dip the muffin top into the warm lemon curd then dip the top into the sugar for a light dusting.

Don't they look simply beautiful? Now, be prepared for them to disappear! Enjoy!

Love and peace,
~ Simply Tammi

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