California Orange Honey Muffins

Submitted by Roosie

"Why just about anything with wheat germ in it is titled "California" I'll never know, but I love the stuff. This recipe is adapted from Gene Opton's book, "Honey: A Connoisseur's Guide"."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 12 muffins
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 cup flour or 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup wheat germ
• 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1⁄4 cup orange blossom honey
• 1 egg
• 1 orange, zest of
• 1⁄2 cup orange juice, preferably freshly squeezed

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375*F. Butter a 12-cup muffin tin.
2. Combine the flour, powder, soda, salt and wheat germ in a medium bowl.
3. Cream the butter with a mixer, then add the honey and beat until fluffy.
4. Add the egg, zest and juice and beat again.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the butter-honey mixture and stir until just combined.
6. The batter may be lumpy - don't worry about it, just make sure you don't have any dry spots.
7. Fill muffin tins 2/3 full and bake for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
8. Cool slightly in the tins for about 5 minutes, then remove and cool completely on a rack or serve warm.

Reviews

[Jostlori]

Sigh... every chef has a bad day, right? Today I burned the muffins. Wish I could say it wasn't my fault, but it was. I really, really love this recipe. There is no refined sugar, only honey, so that's a plus. And they're very very tasty (when you scrape off the burned bottoms). I will definitely put this in my Keeper file and try again! Thanks for posting, Roosie. Made for Recipes WIthout Photos 2013.