Cornmeal Millet Poppy Seed Muffins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup millet
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 1/2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 egg
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon white sugar, or as needed (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Spread millet on a baking sheet.

Bake in the preheated oven, stirring often, until toasted and fragrant, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool, about 5 minutes.

Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups.

Mix millet, flour, cornmeal, poppy seeds, 3 tablespoons sugar, lemon rind, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.

Whisk milk, honey, canola oil, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Stir milk mixture into flour mixture until just combined. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups; sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar over batter.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean and tops are golden, 12 to 15 minutes.