Homemade Olive Oil Muffins (Magdalenas)
Homemade magdalenas with mild olive oil and lemon, with their signature dome. They keep for days in a tin.

- Total
- 35 min
- Prep
- 15 min
- Servings
- 12
- Difficulty
- Easy
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Ingredients
Serves 12
- egg3
- sugar5.25 oz
- olive oil0.75 cup
- flour7 oz
- baking powder0.25 oz
- lemon1
- muffin liner12
Method
- 1
Beat the eggs with the sugar 5 minutes until doubled in volume.
- 2
Add the mild olive oil in a thin stream and the lemon zest.
- 3
Fold in the flour sifted with the baking powder with gentle movements.
- 4
Rest the batter in the fridge 1 hour (this gives the dome).
- 5
Fill the muffin liners 3/4 full, sprinkle sugar and bake at 220 °C (430 °F) 5 minutes and at 190 °C (375 °F) 12 more minutes.
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