• 1 cup flour
• ½ cup tera’swhey® Plain Protein Powder
• 2 tablespoons sprouted chia seeds
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup butter
• 1 cup raw sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons lemon peel
• 1 cup buttermilk
• -- Submitted by Kelly Miller

Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease or line muffin tins.
3. Combine flour, protein powder, sprouted chia seeds, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl and set aside.
4. Place butter and sugar in a large bowl and cream together with a spoon or hand mixer until they are light and fluffy.
5. Add eggs one at a time, stirring between each addition.
6. Stir in vanilla and lemon peel.
7. Add half of the dry mixture to the wet ingredients and incorporate.
8. Stir in ½ cup of buttermilk and the rest of the dry ingredients.
9. Stir entire mixture together until incorporated. Batter will be slightly lumpy.
10. Add two heaping spoons of batter to each muffin cup (cups should be about 1/3 to ½ full).
11. Bake muffins for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of each comes out clean.
12. Cool 10 minutes and then remove from tins. Let cool completely on a wire rack.