Citrus Coconut Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups self-rising flour, sifted
1 cup sugar
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup plain low fat yogurt
1 None egg
4 None lemons, 2 finely grated and juiced and 2 juiced
6 tbsp (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
Combine the sifted flour with 3/4 cup of the sugar and 1/3 cup of the coconut in a large bowl. Beat yogurt, egg, lemon peel, the juice of 2 lemons and the butter for 5 mins, until light and fluffy. Add to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Spoon into the muffin pan, filling each cup 2/3 full. Sprinkle with the remaining 2/3 cup coconut.
Bake for 20-25 mins, until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
Combine the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and juice of remaining 2 lemons in a small saucepan on low heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat.
Using a skewer, poke five or six holes in the tops of muffins. Spoon the syrup over the top. Cool muffins in the pan.