Easy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Mix together the dry ingredients: cake flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, then set aside.

Melt butter in the microwave.

Add sugar to the melted butter and mix together.

Crack eggs into a separate bowl to check for freshness, then mix the eggs before adding to the wet mixture.

Add the mixed eggs to the sugar and melted butter.

Pour in buttermilk (or substitute with milk and lemon juice or vinegar to make buttermilk) and mix.

Add almond extract to the liquid ingredients and mix.

Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined (the batter will be thick).

Add lemon juice to loosen the thick batter, mixing gently to avoid overmixing.

Fill muffin liners almost to the top for larger muffins (or 3/4 full for smaller muffins).

Make a glaze with confectioner sugar and lemon juice, mixing until smooth, and set aside.

Once muffins are baked, drizzle the glaze on top.

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