Orange Muffins
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Orange Muffins are soft, moist, and fluffy sweet muffins - packed with fresh orange flavor and perfect as a sweet snack or addition to the breakfast table!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- ⅓ cup freshly-squeezed orange juice
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 3-4 drops orange oil
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- Extra coarse sugar for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine zest of two oranges and the granulated sugar. Use your fingers or the back of the spoon to really mash the zest into the sugar and incorporate the fragrance from the zest into the sugar.
- Beat in orange juice, oil, buttermilk, eggs, and orange oil until thoroughly mixed.
- Sift together dry ingredients: flour, salt, and baking powder.
- Gently fold the flour mixture into the wet ingredients. Stir just until wet and dry ingredients are mostly stirred. It is fine to have some streaks of flour left in the mixture.
- Divide the batter into greased or parchment lined muffin tins.
- Sprinkle sanding sugar over the top of the muffins if desired.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center of the muffins comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and cool in pan for just a couple minutes before removing from the tin to cooling rack.
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Nutrition
Calories: 241kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 171mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 72IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg
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