Orange Carrot Whole Grain Muffins Recipes

ORANGE CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Beat in orange juice. Combine the flour, orange zest, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg and cloves; add to creamed mixture just until combined. Fold in carrots., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° 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. Serve warm.

WICKED WHOLE WHEAT ORANGE CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Sift whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
• Whisk eggs, brown sugar, applesauce, and vegetable oil together in a bowl. Stir egg mixture into flour mixture just until ingredients are moistened; fold in carrots and orange zest. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.

WHOLE WHEAT CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, beat the margarine, orange juice and egg on medium speed for 1 minute (mixture will not be smooth). Stir into dry ingredients just until blended. Fold in carrots and raisins., Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill half full with batter. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

WHOLE GRAIN BLUEBERRY MUFFINS WITH ORANGE STREUSEL

Steps:

• Make the muffins: In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flours, cornmeal, oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• In a separate bowl or large measuring cup, mix the wet ingredients: buttermilk, oil, maple syrup and eggs.
• Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and gently mix just until blended. Don't worry about a few lumps or streaks of flour. Stir in the carrots, blueberries and nuts if using. (If you'd like, reserve a handful of blueberries for sprinkling on top of the muffins just before baking.)
• Set batter aside at room temperature for 15 to 30 minutes to allow flours to absorb the liquid. Check batter after 15 minutes by giving it a light stir. It should be thick, not runny (this will help the muffins rise). Thin with a little more buttermilk or thicken by adding 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour. Set aside for 5 minutes more, check and adjust texture again, and repeat until batter is thick and fluffy.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees and place rack in top third of oven. Butter or spray a muffin tin (regular or jumbo), or line the cups with paper liners. Make sure to also butter or spray the top surface of the tin to help the muffins release.
• Make the streusel if using: In a small bowl, mix and pinch all the ingredients together until blended and crumbly. (If using butter, cut into small pieces first.)
• Using an ice-cream scoop or small ladle, divide thick batter among muffin cups, filling almost to the top. Mound the batter slightly in the center of each cup; this will help make a domed muffin top. If you reserved blueberries for topping, press them lightly into the muffins. If you are topping with streusel, use your fingers to divide streusel over batter and press lightly onto the surface.
• Place muffin tin in oven and reduce heat to 400 degrees. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until a tester inserted into center of muffin comes out moist but clean. Rotate the pan halfway through baking. Cool muffins in pan on rack, then remove from tin.
• Repeat with remaining batter. If there is not enough batter remaining to fill all the cups, fill every other cup with batter. Pour water into the empty cups to protect the pan in the oven.

CARROT-ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Coat 12 regular-sized or 36 mini muffin cups with non-stick spray; set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
• In a small bowl, stir together the egg whites, orange peel, orange juice, milk, oil, applesauce and honey.
• Beat with a fork until well-combined.
• (The mixture will look curdled.) Then stir in the carrots.
• Add the carrot mixture to the flour mixture.
• Stir just until moistened.
• (The batter will be lumpy.) Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each cup about three-quarters full.
• Bake for 14-16 minutes for mini muffins or 20-22 minutes for larger muffins, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• (Do not overbake.) Cool the muffins in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Then remove the muffins from the pan.
• Good served warm.

CARROT ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Blend flours, oatmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add raisins; mix so they are coated.
• Combine carrots and orange rind; add to flour mixture.
• Combine beaten eggs, oil and orange juice.
• Sir into dry ingredients until well mixed.
• Fill lined muffin cups 2/3 full.
• Bake at 400 for 20 minutes.