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magdalenas Spanish muffins on plate with part lemon and more behind
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Magdalenas - Spanish muffins

Magdalenas are wonderfully easy and light lemon and olive oil muffins. Perfect as a snack with coffee.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
rest time (approx)30 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: Spanish
Servings: 12
Calories: 185kcal
Author: Caroline's Cooking
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Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 ⅓ cup all purpose flour plain flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoon milk
  • 1 lemon zest ie zest from 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon sugar to top - optional (but recommended)
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Instructions

  • Beat together the eggs and sugar until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture becomes paler and with little bubbles in it.
  • Separately, mix the flour, baking powder and salt. Add this mixture to the egg-sugar mixture along with the oil, milk and lemon zest. Mix until smooth and well combined. Cover the mixture and refrigerate for approximately 30 minutes.
  • Towards the end of the chilling time, preheat the oven to 450F/230C. Line a muffin tin with 12 liners.
  • Take the mixture out of the fridge and spoon the mixture evenly into the muffin liners - don't mix the batter, just scoop it out and just fill the liners to around ¾ full.
  • If you like (recommended), sprinkle a little sugar over the top of each of the muffins then place them in the oven and immediately reduce the temperature to 400F/200C.
  • Bake the muffins for approximately 15 minutes, turning once after around 10-12 minutes, if needed, to help the 'humps' be even in the middle (but don't open the oven before at least 10 minutes to make sure they rise properly).
  • Allow to cool a minute or two before removing from tin onto a cooling rack.

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Notes

You can use a light or more fuller-flavored olive oil as you prefer for this - a more flavorful extra virgin olive oil is going to come through flavor-wise, for me in a good way but may not be to all tastes. 

Nutrition

Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 66IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg