Orange Tea Muffins Recipe
Posted on June 5, 2008 - Filed Under Food and Drink
The Orange Juice added to this muffin recipe along with orange zest brings forth a bright flavor, yet these muffins are super fluffy, and light for breakfast and brunch, easy to freeze and keep well, take out a few when you need them. My Grandma Nelle would make these often enough. - a family fave.
Ingredients:
- Preheat oven 400 degrees - These will bake for 20-25 minutes
- 2 cups flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup shortening (4 tablespoons butter)
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure orange or lemon extract (vanilla ok if you don’t have the others)
- 1/2 cup whole milk (prefer whole vs. skim)
- 1/2 cup orange juice (with pulp is best)(go for broke as make fresh for that extra oh my factor)
- 2 tablespoons grated orange rind (avoid the pith, which is super bitter - the white stuff, only the skin of the orange)
- Hand mixer, electric mixer.
- You can do this by hand, as I have done with other muffins, but the extra fluffy factor is created in this case and recipe with using my mixmaster.
Directions:
- Grease muffin pans, this recipe will make between 12-15 muffins (the normal size muffin pans)
- Preheat that oven at 400 degrees if you haven’t done so already.
- Sift flour, measure, add baking powder, salt and sift again. Set aside.
- If you are using pre-sifted flour, then measure once, add other dry ingredients and sift once with dry ingredients all together.
- Cream shortening, adding sugar slowly, mix until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and beat, then add milk, orange juice and extract and beat one minute.
- Slowly add dry ingredients (flour, etc.) just until the ingredients come together - Do not over beat! Literally takes maybe 2 minutes on slow with an electric mixer - ok to have some lumps - they will bake out, I promise.
- Fill greased muffin pans two-thirds full, sprinkle tops with a little sugar if you wish.
- Place on middle rack in preheated oven and allow to bake for 20-25 minutes.
When you need to make up something quick, this recipe is a winner every time. Kids to grandparents will love these muffins, extra great tasting served up with a little clover honey and butter mix. Make something homemade today! Make your family smile everyday! Cheers!
Leah Quinn, a multi-media artist and writer whose work specializes on food, health, feng shui, and self-improvement. http://leahquinn.com
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