Orange Streusel Topped Muffins Recipes

CRAN-ORANGE STREUSEL MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg. Beat in the milk, applesauce and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into butter mixture just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and orange zest., Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill three-fourths full with batter. For topping, combine the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

CRANBERRY ORANGE MUFFINS WITH STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F degrees and line standard muffin pan with paper liners and set aside.
• To make the crumb topping in a small bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, and cinnamon, add melted butter and stir with a fork until crumbly, and place in the fridge until ready to use.
• To make the muffins in a large bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, orange zest, and granulated sugar until combined. Whisk in yogurt, orange juice, and oil (mixture should be pale yellow).
• Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients and whisk everything together.
• In a small bowl sprinkle 1 ¼ cup cranberries with 1-2 tablespoon flour and toss them until all berries are coated with a thin layer of flour and then fold them really gently in the batter.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins, filling about 2/3 of each cup. Cover generously with streusel topping. Stick a few cranberry halves on each muffin.
• Place them in the oven and reduce the heat to 375F, bake about 18-20 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

CINNAMON STREUSEL ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin tin, or line with paper liners.
• In a medium bowl, stir together 2 cups flour, 3/4 cup white sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, orange juice, buttermilk, vanilla, and eggs. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and mix until just blended. Some lumps are okay.
• Fill the prepared muffin cups halfway with the batter. Combine the brown sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon; sprinkle about 1/2 teaspoon of the mixture onto each half-full muffin cup. Spoon batter over the cinnamon mixture so that the muffin cups are 2/3 full. In a small bowl, mix together the remaining 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, and the butter to make a crumbly mixture. Sprinkle this generously over the tops of the muffin batter.
• Bake for 20 to 22 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the crown of a muffin, comes out clean. Cool in the pan, over a wire rack.

STREUSEL TOPPED BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Combine 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in medium bowl. In a small bowl, sprinkle 1 to 2 tablespoons flour over blueberries, and set aside. (This simple trick will keep you from having "purple" batter)
• In a large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter with 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, and stir in vanilla and lemon zest. Fold in dry ingredients alternately with milk. Fold in blueberries. Remember, fold gently, don't stir. Spoon batter into prepared cups.
• Combine 2 tablespoons flour, 5 tablespoons sugar ,and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in 2 tablespoons butter with fork or pastry blender until mixture resembles course crumbs. Sprinkle over batter in muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack. These muffins freeze really well, and re-heat in the microwave successfully. Hope you enjoy!!

STREUSEL-TOPPED ORANGE CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Make streusel by combining muesli, flour, brown sugar and salt in a bowl.
• Add butter and water to mixture.
• Using fingertips, mash together until mixture forms small pieces.
• Place in freezer until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Place the juice in a saucepan over medium-high heat and reduce to 1/2 cup.
• Cool slightly.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Sift together dry ingredients.
• In a separate bowl, combine butter, yogurt, vanilla extract, orange peel and reduced orange juice.
• Add egg and egg white and combine thoroughly by hand using a wire whisk.
• Add dry ingredients to wet mixture in two parts.
• Mix by hand until just combined.
• Gently fold in cranberries.
• Divide batter evenly between muffin cups.
• Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of streusel topping on top of each muffin.
• Bake muffins until tops are lightly golden and a toothpick comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• Remove muffin pan from oven and cool on wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Remove muffins from pan and cool completely on wire rack.

ORANGE STREUSEL-TOPPED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar and grated orange peel. Stir in orange juice, melted butter, eggs and chopped nuts.
• Pour into 12 muffin cups.
• Blend 1 tablespoon melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and sprinkle on top of each muffin.
• Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 20 - 25 minutes.