Orange Pear Muffins Recipes

PERFECT PEAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
• Sift flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt together in a large bowl. Add pears; stir to coat evenly.
• Combine buttermilk, egg yolks, oil, and vanilla extract in a bowl; mix well. Stir into the pear mixture until batter is just moistened.
• Beat egg whites in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until stiff but not dry. Fold egg whites into the batter until just barely incorporated. Fill muffin cups 2/3-full with batter.
• Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon together in a bowl; sprinkle over the batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light golden brown and tops spring back when lightly pressed, 25 to 30 minutes.

ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease bottoms only of 12 muffin cups or line with baking cups.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, orange peel and salt; mix well. In a small bowl, combine orange juice, oil and egg; blend well. Add dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be lumpy.)
• Fill cups 2/3 full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 1 minute before removing from pan. Serve warm.

ORANGE-PEAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In a small bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form. In another bowl, whisk the milk, oil, egg, orange zest and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in pears, then egg whites. , Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

ORANGE PECAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine first four ingredients. Set aside. Remove the peel from two of the oranges. Cut all the oranges into eighths and remove seeds; puree in a blender or food processor If necessary, add enough water to puree to equal 2 cups. Stir oranges, eggs, oil, cereal and pecans into the dry ingredients. Blend only until mixed. Fill greased muffin tins 3/4 full. Bake at 375° for 10-25 minutes.

PEAR OAT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Chop 2 pear halves; set aside. Puree remaining pear halves to equal 1 cup. Combine pear puree, egg, oil, vanilla, and orange peel; set aside. Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl; mix well. Pour liquid ingredients into dry ingredients; mix just until moistened. Fold in chopped pears and raisins. Spoon into 16 paper-lined or greased muffin cups. Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean.

ORANGE PECAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Beat butter with mixer until creamy. Add 1 cup sugar, beating well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Combine flour and baking soda. Add to butter mixture alternately with yogurt, beginning and ending wtih flour mixture. Beat at low speed after each addition, just until blended. Stir in pecans and orange rind.
• Place muffin papers in muffin tin and spray the liners lightly with Pam. Spoon batter into cups, filling almost full.
• Bake at 375º for 18-20 minutes or until muffins are lightly browned.
• Brush orange juice over hot muffins and sprinkle evenly with 1 tablespoon sugar.