Magdalenas are wonderfully easy and light lemon and olive oil muffins. Perfect as a snack with coffee.
Prep time: PT10M
Cook time: PT15M
Total time: PT25M
Rating
5 stars (11 reviews)
Keywords
lemon muffin, magdalena, Spanish muffin
Ingredients
3 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/3 cup all purpose flour (plain flour)
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup olive oil
3 tbsp milk
1 lemon zest (ie zest from 1 lemon)
1 tbsp sugar (to top - optional (but recommended))
Categories
Breakfast
Snack
Cuisine
Spanish
Steps
Beat together the eggs and sugar until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture becomes paler and with little bubbles in it.
Separately, mix the flour, baking powder and salt. Add this mixture to the egg-sugar mixture along with the oil, milk and lemon zest. Mix until smooth and well combined. Cover the mixture and refrigerate for approximately 30 minutes.
Towards the end of the chilling time, preheat the oven to 450F/230C. Line a muffin tin with 12 liners.
Take the mixture out of the fridge and spoon the mixture evenly into the muffin liners - don't mix the batter, just scoop it out and just fill the liners to around 3/4 full.
If you like (recommended), sprinkle a little sugar over the top of each of the muffins then place them in the oven and immediately reduce the temperature to 400F/200C.
Bake the muffins for approximately 15 minutes, turning once after around 10-12 minutes, if needed, to help the 'humps' be even in the middle (but don't open the oven before at least 10 minutes to make sure they rise properly).
Allow to cool a minute or two before removing from tin onto a cooling rack.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 185 kcal
Carbohydrates: 21 g
Protein: 3 g
Fat: 10 g
Saturated Fat: 2 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 41 mg
Sodium: 67 mg
Sugar: 10 g
Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
Reviews
Addyson on 2026-06-01 (5 stars): They were really easy to make and also very yummy. everyone loved them!
Wendy Anderson on 2025-11-26 (5 stars): Having just returned from our holiday in Spain,made these for my husband as he was missing his daily fix.He absolutely loved them.Recipe was so easy to follow.Thank you
Isabel Velasco on 2025-11-16 (5 stars): I also added Vanilla bean gives Magdalena’s an Extra Special taste Deliciouuuusss !
Isabel Velasco on 2025-11-16 (5 stars): My Magdalenas turned out PERFECT ! So tastey with very few Ingredients & so quick & easy to make , I hadn’t made them in many years
Rita Camacho on 2025-07-29 (5 stars): Made these muffins and they are so good, I added vanilla bean paste and it really took it up a notch.
