Spongy and gold lemon muffins in air fryer – Airfryer

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23 August, 2025

Spongy and golden lemon muffins in air frying

The easiest sweet to conquer without oven

Jesus, I confess: few things are more evocative than the aroma of some freshly baked muffins. That smell of childhood, at improvised snacks and grandmother’s house. But today we are going to take a modern turn to the classic, because yes, these Lemon Magdalens in Air Frying They are the definitive proof that this small appliance serves much more than frying potatoes without oil.

The result is tender muffins, with a slight citrus touch, irresistible copete and spongy texture. Perfect to accompany the morning coffee, mid -afternoon tea or to have on hand when the fridge opens looking for something sweet. And the best: without the need to turn on the oven and with a much lower energy expenditure.

Spongy and gold lemon muffins in air fryer – Airfryer

Ingredients 🍋🥚 (for 8–10 Magdalenas)

2 eggs 🥚
100 g of sugar 🍚
100 ml of sunflower oil (or soft flavor) 🫒
100 ml of milk 🥛
150 g of flour of pastry 🌾
8 g of Chemical yeast (baking powder) ✨
Zest of 1 lemon 🍋
1 pinch of salt 🧂

(Optional: replace milk with natural yogurt for an extra spongy).

Step by step preparation

Beat eggs and sugar
In a large bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar until they bend volume and look foamy. This air will be key for muffins to climb well.
Add liquids
Incorporate oil and milk (or yogurt, if you prefer the most juicy version). Mix gently until integrating.
Aromatize and integrate dry
Add the lemon zest. School the flour along with the yeast and the pinch of salt, and see them gradually incorporate them into the mixture, with enveloping movements, until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
Magic rest
Let the dough stand in the fridge for 30 minutes. This little trick causes the muffins to have such an appetizing copete.
Prepare molds
Place paper capsules in silicone or metallic molds (essential so that they do not open inside the fryer).
Fill and decorate
Pour the dough into the capsules filling them up to 2/3 of their capacity. If you want a more rustic finish, sprinkle a little sugar over baking.
Cook in air frying
Preheat the fryer at 160 ºC for 3 minutes. Cook the muffins for 12–15 minutes, until they are golden and when clicking with a stick comes out clean.
Cool with patience
Remove them carefully and place them on a grid. Although the temptation is strong, wait a few minutes before trying them: the aroma of lemon fresh out of the fryer will make it difficult for you.

Tips for scandal muffins

For a more sweet touch, he adds Chocolate Pepitas To the dough.
If you like contrast, add a teaspoon of poppy seeds together with the lemon zest.
You can prepare one Light lemon Glasa (Glas + sugar + a few drops of juice) and decorate them when they are cold, perfect to surprise on social networks.
Save the muffins in a hermetic container: they remain tender 2–3 days, although most likely they do not last 24 hours.

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