Vegan and Gluten-Free Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsweetened soy milk
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 2 cups gluten-free all purpose baking flour
• 2.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 0.67 cups sugar
• 0.33 cups canola oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 18 muffin cups or line cups with paper liners.

2. 2

   Whisk soy milk and apple cider vinegar together in a bowl. Set aside and allow to curdle to create "buttermilk", about 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Stir gluten-free flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and poppy seeds together in a separate bowl. Whisk together sugar, oil, and lemon zest together in a large bowl. Slowly stir in lemon juice, vanilla extract, and "buttermilk"-mixture. Add flour mixture and mix until batter is combined.

4. 4

   Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in tins for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, 10 to 15 minutes.

6. 6

   While the muffins are cooling, whisk together confectioners sugar and 2 tablespoons lemon juice in a small bowl and create a smooth glaze. After the muffins have cooled, drizzle glaze on muffin tops.