Orange and poppy seeds muffins
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Total Time
25 minutes
Background
I made these orange and poppy seeds muffins with blood oranges which gave them a lovely pink glaze, but of course you can use normal oranges too. It’s dairy free if plant-based milk is used, and gluten-free flour mixture is also suitable for this recipe. You can serve them with cream cheese topping if you prefer.
Ingredients
- 300g self-raising flour
- 150g unrefined caster sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 4 Tbsp poppy seeds
- 5 Tbsp sunflower oil
- 200 ml milk or plant-based milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- For the glaze:
- Zest and juice of 1 orange, juice 2.5
- 5 Tbsp granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170C and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper baskets.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder and poppy seeds.
- In another bowl, whisk together the oil, egg, milk, vanilla and orange zest & juice.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture and gently combine - don’t overmix!
- Spoon the mixture into the muffin tin cases.
- Bake for about 20 minutes until golden.
- Leave the muffins to cool for 2 minutes in the tin, then transfer them to a wire rack.
- While the muffins are cooling, make the glaze.
- Mix the zest and juice of the other orange with the sugar in a small pam.
- Warm it over medium heat and let the sugar dissolve. When you get a thin syrup, turn off the heat.
- Brush the top of the muffins with the glaze and leave to set before serving.
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Categories
- Meal Type: - Bake - Cupcakes & Muffins - Dessert - Everyday - Quick & Easy - Snacks
- Cuisines: - British
- Occasions: - Afternoon Tea - Anniversaries - Easter - Mothers Day - Parties - Picnic - Valentine's Day
- Ingredients: - Citrus
- Health and Diet: - Dairy Free - Nut Free
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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