Citrus Pecan Muffins Recipes

PECAN PEAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, oil and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the pears and pecans. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

PECAN PIE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 18 mini muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• In a medium bowl, stir together brown sugar, flour and pecans. In a separate bowl beat the butter and eggs together until smooth, stir into the dry ingredients just until combined. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups. Cups should be about 2/3 full.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on wire racks when done.

LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with baking cups. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, zest, juice, and milk. Whisk in butter. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients, until just combined.
• Divide batter evenly between muffin cups, adding a scant 1/4 cup to each. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired. Bake until tops spring back when lightly touched, about 20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

PECAN CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, toss cranberries with 1/4 cup sugar; set aside. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and remaining sugar. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. , Combine eggs and milk; stir into flour mixture just until moistened. Fold in pecans, lemon zest and cranberries. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. , Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done.

CINNAMON-PECAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Combine milk, vegetable oil, and egg in a separate bowl; beat with an electric mixer until thoroughly blended. Pour into flour mixture and mix until moist; do not overmix. Fold in pecans and transfer about 2/3 cup batter to each prepared muffin cup.
• Bake muffins in the preheated oven for 8 minutes.
• While muffins are baking, mix pecans, sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon for the topping in a small bowl. Remove muffins from the oven, top with pecan-butter mixture, and return to the oven. Bake until muffins are golden and tops spring back when lightly pressed, 7 to 12 minutes.

BLUEBERRY AND PECAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix together by hand the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in large mixing bowl.
• Combine the milk, vanilla, egg together and then add all at once to dry ingredient until moistened.
• Do not over mix.
• Gently mix the 4 tablespoons sugar, drained.
• berries, lemon peel and pecans together.
• Fold the berry mixture lightly into the batter.
• Fill greased and dusted muffin pans half full.
• Bake for 20 minutes at 400 F or until done.
• While muffins are still warm, dip the tops in melted butter, then in the sugar.

LEMON PECAN OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Grease muffin tins, or line with paper baking cups.
• In a large bowl combine the flours, oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and salt.
• Add milk, oil lemon juice, lemon rind and eggs, stirring until dry ingredients are just moistened. Do not over beat.
• Stir in pecans.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins, filling 3/4 full.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.