Mean Chef's Lemon Sour Cream Muffins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups unbleached white flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°.

2. 2

   Grease muffin tins.

3. 3

   Melt the butter and let cool.

4. 4

   Thoroughly mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.

5. 5

   Whisk together the eggs and sour cream in a smaller bowl.

6. 6

   Stir in the butter, 1/4 cup lemon juice, and zest and juice of lemon.

7. 7

   Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients.

8. 8

   Add wet ingredients and mix with as few strokes as possible.

9. 9

   Don't overmix.

10. 10

    Spoon batter into muffin tins.

11. 11

    Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.