Best 7 California Orange Muffins Recipes

GOLDEN ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a blender, combine the orange, orange juice, egg and oil; cover and process until blended. Gradually add dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in raisins and walnuts if desired., Fill greased muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 375° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Line 16 muffin cups with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Work in the softened butter with an electric mixer or fork. Blend in the eggs, milk, orange juice, vanilla, and orange zest until all ingredients are incorporated, but do not overbeat. Evenly divide the batter between the 16 prepared muffin cups.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the muffins just test done with a toothpick, taking care not to overbake. After a few minutes, remove the muffins from the pans and cool on a wire rack, or eat them warm out of the oven with a pat of salted butter.

CALIFORNIA ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Combine the orange juice, zest and extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with juice mixture. , In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold in to creamed mixture. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine oil, sugar and eggs. Mix well. Add remaining ingredients. Blend, do not over mix. Pour into greased muffin pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.
• TIP:
• RED ORANGES
• Use blood oranges in your favorite recipes as you would regular oranges. Taste for sweetness, you may have to add a bit more sugar in some recipes.

CALIFORNIA ORANGE HONEY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*F. Butter a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Combine the flour, powder, soda, salt and wheat germ in a medium bowl.
• Cream the butter with a mixer, then add the honey and beat until fluffy.
• Add the egg, zest and juice and beat again.
• Add the dry ingredients to the butter-honey mixture and stir until just combined.
• The batter may be lumpy - don't worry about it, just make sure you don't have any dry spots.
• Fill muffin tins 2/3 full and bake for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool slightly in the tins for about 5 minutes, then remove and cool completely on a rack or serve warm.

ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease bottoms only of 12 muffin cups or line with baking cups.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, orange peel and salt; mix well. In a small bowl, combine orange juice, oil and egg; blend well. Add dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be lumpy.)
• Fill cups 2/3 full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 1 minute before removing from pan. Serve warm.

FRESH ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F; spray a muffin tin (12) with non-stick cooking spray like Pam and set aside.
• Put orange quarters in food processor (or blender) along with orange juice and process or blend until pureed.
• Add egg and butter to food processor and combine; pour into large bowl.
• Combine dry ingredients together in a separate bowl, then add all at once to orange mixture.
• Stir to combine.
• Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes; remove from oven and let stand in tin for 5 minutes before removing muffins.