Lil Citrus Muffins Recipes

LIL' CITRUS MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F
• For muffins, lightly spray cups of Deluxe Mini-Muffin Pan with nonstick cooking spray or line with paper liners.
• In Small Batter Bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well.
• In Classic Batter Bowl, beat 1/4 cup softened butter and 2/3 cup sugar until well blended.
• Add egg; beat until smooth.
• Mix in sour cream, vanilla and orange zest.
• Add flour mixture; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• (Do not overmix.)
• Using Small Scoop, drop a rounded scoop of batter into each muffin cup.
• Bake 12-13 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Do not overbake.
• Cool in pan 3 minutes; remove from pan.
• Cool slightly.
• For topping, dip tops of warm muffins into butter and then into sugar.
• Serve warm.

CITRUS MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400° F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper baking cups. In small bowl, mix 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon of the orange peel; set aside.
• In medium bowl, beat milk, oil and egg with fork. Stir in flour, 3/4 cup sugar, the baking powder, salt and remaining 2 teaspoons orange peel just until moistened. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Sprinkle sugar-orange peel mixture evenly over batter.
• Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Serve warm.

CITRUS MUFFINS

Steps:

• In mixer or food processor, mix the peels of grapefruit and orange with the buttermilk until the peels are finely chopped. Add sugar, salt and butter and beat well.
• In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add the mixture of buttermilk and mix until the mixture is wet, but do not mix too much.
• Spread the mixture in 12 greased muffins tins. Cook in a preheated oven of 375 F 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the muffins comes out clean. Let cool on a rack for about 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and let cool completely. (They will be good up to 3 days in the refrigerator and up to 1 month in the freezer).