Lemon poppy seed muffins, in a mug (microwavable)

Baking in the microwave fell in love with everyone for its simplicity and speed of preparation. This is especially true for muffins in cups. Today we will prepare one of the options - lemon muffins with poppy seeds. Cupcakes are airy, soft, with a pleasant balance of sourness and sweetness. Poppy gives an interesting look and creates a contrast of textures.

Ingredients

• Lemon - 0.5 pcs. (70 g)
• Butter - 20 g
• Flour - 50 g (1/3 cup with a volume of 250 ml)
• Sugar - 50 g
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Baking powder - 5 g
• Poppy - 10 g
• Powdered sugar - 1 teaspoon

Directions

1. Transfer the butter to a bowl and melt in the microwave at 800 W for 1 minute.
2. Let the oil cool down.
3. When the butter has cooled, add sugar to it and beat in the egg.
4. Stir with a whisk until smooth.
5. Combine flour with baking powder and sift into liquid base. Add poppy here.
6. Wash the lemon, wipe dry. Remove the zest from half a lemon using a fine grater. Also squeeze 1 tbsp. a spoonful of lemon juice. Add juice and zest to the rest of the ingredients.
7. Stir with a whisk. The dough will be quite thick.
8. Divide the dough among the cups, taking up about half the volume of each of them. I used 3 cups of 230 ml.
9. Cook cupcakes in the microwave at 800W for 4 minutes.
10. Remove cupcakes from microwave and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
11. Lemon cupcakes with poppy seeds are ready.
12. Cupcakes can be served directly in cups warm or cold.
13. Bon appetit!