Ricotta and lemon muffins

Name: Ricotta and lemon muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Cow's milk ricotta cheese 8 oz; Lemon juice 2 tbsp; Lemon peel 1; Eggs 2; Sugar 3 ½ cups; Type 00 flour 1.6 cups; Almond slices ½ cup; Powdered yeast for sweets 1 ½ tsp; Vegetable oil 1 ½ tbsp

Vegetarian

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Makes: 12 pieces
Cost: Low

PRESENTATION

Recipe by
Silvia Sciattella

Chocolate, Hazelnut, Water and even Savory: we have tried so many muffin variations that you will have an endless choice for your homemade snacks. To extend the list of our special recipe book of delights, we propose soft ricotta and lemon muffins. In this recipe, the batter is enriched with delicately flavored cow's milk ricotta, enhanced with lemon, which will give a pleasant citrus note. If ricotta is not your first choice, we suggest our Soft lemon muffins which use milk instead of ricotta in the batter!

INGREDIENTS
Ingredients for 12 muffins: Cow's milk ricotta cheese 8 oz (220 g); Lemon juice 2 tbsp (30 g); Lemon peel 1; Eggs 2; Sugar 3 ½ cups (170 g); Type 00 flour 1.6 cups (200 g); Almond slices ½ cup (60 g); Powdered yeast for sweets 1 ½ tsp (8 g); Vegetable oil 1 ½ tbsp (20 g)

Preparation

How to prepare Ricotta and lemon muffins

To make the ricotta and lemon muffins, first break the eggs into a large bowl, add the sugar 1 and the lemon zest 2. Whisk the mixture with an electric mixer and gradually add the vegetable oil 3.

At this point, incorporate the well-drained ricotta 4 and the lemon juice 5. Now add the flour and baking powder, sifting them through a sieve 6.

Continue beating with the electric mixer until you have a smooth, lump-free mixture 7. Transfer the batter into a piping bag without a nozzle 8 9.

Line a 12-muffin tin with paper liners and pipe the batter into the liners until they are two-thirds full 10. Sprinkle with sliced almonds 11 and bake in a preheated static oven at 350°F for 18-20 minutes. Once baked, remove the ricotta and lemon muffins from the oven and let them cool slightly before serving 12.