Hi Guys, today I’ll show you how to make orange muffins. These orange muffins are moist and have an intense orange flavor because we are using fresh squeezed orange juice and orange zest. These are healthy orange muffins because we are using only a small amount of oil in this recipe.
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First heat your oven to 350 degrees. To make these orange muffins, you’ll need 2 cups of all purpose flour, ½ tsp salt, 2 tsps baking powder whisked together in a big bowl. Zest two medium oranges, then juice them - you should get about 1 cup juice and 1 heaping tbsp of zest. In a measuring cup, pour ⅓ cup vegetable oil, 1 tsp vanilla extract, the 1 tbsp of orange zest, 2 large eggs and 1 cup of orange juice. Whisk the wet ingredients. Pour ¾ cup of white sugar into a bowl and mix in the wet ingredients. Pour this mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Stir gently until mixed. I folded in ½ cup chopped walnuts to the batter at the end. If you don’t like nuts, you may leave them out of the recipe.
This recipe makes about 15 muffins so you’ll need two muffin pans. You can use liners or oil the trays. Pour the batter using an ice cream scoop into each cup. Bake in a 350 heated oven for 15 - 20 minutes. Check after 10 minutes and rotate the pans. Check after 5 minutes and they are done if a toothpick inserted in a muffin comes out clean or with a few crumbs. Do not overbake - my muffins were done in 15 minutes. Cool the pans on a rack. They will come out easily with the help of an offset spatula - if you are not using liners.
These are healthy muffins since there is very little fat in them. They are also not overly sweet. The orange flavor is intense and the muffins are very moist. Sometimes I like to spread a little soft butter on them. They are however delicious on their own. Make these for brunch, a snack or an easy breakfast. I hope you’ll try them and let me know what you think. Please subscribe for more recipes and I’ll see you next time. Thanks for watching :)
