Corn And Apricot Muffins With Orange Essence Recipes

ORANGE MUFFINS WITH APRICOTS & CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare muffin pans by spraying with oil or use paper liners. This recipe seems to make more than 12.
• Combine first six ingredients. Can replace 1/4°C wheat germ with additional 1/4°C whole wheat flour.
• Add butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Stir in the sugar.
• In a separate bowl, combine orange juice & egg.
• Add to flour mixture just until blended. Dough will be stiff.
• Add cranberries and apricots.
• Fill muffin cups 3/4 full.
• Bake 18 minute until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into a muffin.
• Cool 5 minutes & then remove from pan & completely cool on rack.

CORN AND APRICOT MUFFINS WITH ORANGE ESSENCE

Steps:

• n food processor, process 2/3 cup granulated sugar and 11/2 teaspoons grated orange zest until pale orange, about 10 seconds. Transfer to small bowl and set aside. In food processor, pulse dried apricots for ten 2-second pulses, until chopped fine. Transfer to medium microwave-safe bowl; add orange juice to apricots, cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap, and microwave on high until simmering, about 1 minute. Let apricots stand, covered, until softened and plump, about 5 minutes. Strain apricots; discard juice. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Spray standard muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. Whisk flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl to combine; set aside. Whisk eggs in second medium bowl until well combined and light-colored, about 20 seconds. Add granulated and dark brown sugar to eggs; whisk vigorously until thick and homogenous, about 30 seconds; add melted butter in 3 additions, whisking to combine after each addition. Add half the sour cream and half the milk and whisk to combine; whisk in remaining sour cream and milk until combined. Stir remaining orange zest and strained apricots into wet ingredients. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients; mix gently with rubber spatula until batter is just combined and evenly moistened. Do not over-mix. Using an ice cream scoop or large spoon, divide batter evenly among muffin cups, dropping it to form mound. Sprinkle a portion of orange sugar over each mound of bater. Do not level or flatten surface of mounds. Bake until muffins are light golden brown and skewer inserted into center of muffins comes out clean, about 18 minutes, rotating muffin tin from front to back halfway through baking time. Cool muffins in tin 5 minutes; do not invert baked muffins; use a paring knife to lift muffins from tin one at a time and transfer to wire rack. Cool muffins 5 minutes longer; serve warm.

ORANGE CORN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine egg, milk, oil and orange zest. Stir into cornmeal mixture just until moistened. , Fill greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 425° until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks. Serve warm.

ORANGE CORN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients except the orange peel.
• In another bowl, combine all remaining ingredients.
• Add to cornmeal mixture, stirring until all the ingredients are combined.
• Fill greased and floured or lined muffin tins 2/3 full.
• Bake at 425 for 15 minutes.

APRICOT OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first four ingredients. In anther bowl, combine the oats, apricots, butter and boiling water; stir until butter is melted. Cool for 5 minutes. Stir in eggs, milk and orange zest if desired. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks.

APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin pan, or line with paper muffin cups. Place apricots into a small bowl, and pour the boiling water over them. Let stand for 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the melted butter, oil, buttermilk and egg. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and stir until just blended. It is okay for the batter to have some lumps. Drain water from apricots, and mix them into the batter. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top springs back when lightly pressed. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.