orange muffins
This is a recipe from my childhood. My step-granfather, who died when I was young, was a great cook. This is one of his recipes and I remember my mom making these when I was a kid. They're unique because this recipe doesn't just use orange extract or orange juice, it uses an entire orange all chopped up inside the muffins! Yum!
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
3 1/3 cup flour
1 3/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1 orange, finely chopped, NOT peeled
1 1/2 cup milk
orange glaze
Beat the eggs for 5 minutes. Slowly beat in oil. Continue to beat 1 minute. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add flour mixture, chopped orange, and milk to egg mixture. Mix until blended, then beat 2 to 3 minutes. Spoon batter into paper-lined muffin cups about 2/3 full. Bake at 350ºF 20-25 minutes or until muffins spring back when lightly touched. Remove from pans and cool on wire racks. Brush with orange glaze while still warm.
Glaze:
4 tbsp powdered sugar
4 tsp milk
1/2 tsp grated orange peel
a couple teaspoons orange juice
Combine sugar, milk and peel until smooth. Brush over muffins while still warm.
A note on chopping the orange: you'll need to chop the orange with it's peel on. This is a messy endeavor but you'll want to chop it into smallish chunks and try not to loose too much of the juice in the process. Just add it all in to the batter!
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