I think lemon and gingerbread go so well together, I wanted to try the combination in a muffin.

Lemon Gingerbread Muffins
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/3 cup ground flax meal
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Prepared lemon pie filling or lemon curd
Instructions
- In mixer bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each. Beat in the molasses.
- In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and allspice. Add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
- Line 18 muffin cups with muffin papers. Half fill with batter. Make a well in the bottom for the lemon filling by pushing the batter up around the sides.
- Spoon about a tablespoon of lemon filling into wells in muffin batter. Top with remaining batter.
- Bake at 350 degrees F. for 25-30 minutes.
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