Orange Muffins

Submitted by Dancer

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

ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 tablespoon orange rind, grated
• 1 egg
• 3⁄4 cup orange juice
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 tablespoon skim milk or 1 tablespoon 1% low-fat milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners; set aside.
3. Combine dry ingredients (including orange peel) in medium bowl.
4. Combine and add egg, orange juice, melted butter, milk, and vanilla; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened.
5. Spoon batter into prepared cups, filling each cup 1/2 full.
6. Bake 18 to 20 minutes, until golden brown.
7. Let cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes.
8. Remove from pan.
9. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Reviews

[jamb7866]

I made these this morning for my husband and he loved them. I halved the recipe and used egg substitute, light margarine and skim milk. I made 12 mini muffins and baked them at 375° for 15 minutes. I also made a little glaze for them. Yummy is the only word! Thank you very much.

 

[Sueie]

Comments from friends was that they weren't sweet enough, and I had added sugar in, even though it isn't specified in the recipe. Maybe a bit more sugar and a glaze next time.

 

[katemonster8]

very good, just not wow fantastic. however, I will definately make these again.

 

[Roosie]

I actually made this as a bread, which I cooked at 375 for about 45 minutes and it worked out perfectly. I was about a Tbs or two short on OJ, so I just topped it off with some buttermilk (which I also used for the milk called for in the recipe. I added 1/3 cup sucanat because I couldn't imagine how these could be very muffin-y without any sweetner at all. That seemed like just the right amount for my tastes. I made a few other subs- I used whole wheat pastry flour for the flour, left off the optional salt, used rice bran oil instead of melted butter/margarine and used orange blossom water instead of vanilla. It turned out well, though, nicely orangey and a pretty loaf. It's tender, but still solid enough that you can cut thin slices if you desire. I do think a glaze as other reviewers have suggested might be nice if you want to dress this up a little, but I think its a nice breakfast as is (with the addition of a little sweetener).

 

[Tebo3759]

These are good (I like the orange flavour, however they came kind of dry. They just didn't have the "something" to put it over the top for me this time. But Dancer^, most of your recipes are just fantastic.