Blood Orange Poppy Drizzle Muffins Food

BLOOD ORANGE & POPPY DRIZZLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and lightly grease a 12-hole muffin tin. Mix together the flour, caster sugar, baking powder and poppy seeds in a large mixing bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the oil, milk, egg, and zest and juice from 1 of the oranges.
• Working very quickly, pour the wet ingredients into the dry and barely mix together with a fork - the mixture should be lumpy, so don't overwork it. Spoon the mixture into the tins and bake for 10-12 mins until risen and browned.
• While the muffins are baking, mix the remaining zest with the granulated sugar in a small bowl. Have the remaining blood orange juice ready too.
• Leave the muffins to cool for 2 mins, then transfer to a wire rack. Again working quickly, pour the juices into the sugar mix and spoon some over each muffin, repeating until it is all used up. Leave to set for 5 mins before eating.

PECAN MUFFINS IN BLOOD ORANGE SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat fan-forced oven to 170 degrees centigrade. Grease a muffin tray with 12 holes.
• Muffins;.
• Whisk egg whites and a pinch of the white sugar with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
• In a separate bowl, add zest of 1/2 blood orange and remainder of the sugar to the egg yolks. Whisk with an electric mixer till the yolks turn a pale yellow colour.
• Chop pecans in a food processor until coarsely chopped.
• Fold pecans, flour and semolina flour into egg whites. Fold yolk mixture in gently to combine. Fold gently to keep fluffiness in mixture.
• Spoon mixture evenly into muffin tray and cook in preheated oven for 18 minutes.
• Syrup:.
• Add zest of 1 blood orange, the white sugar, orange and blood orange juices to a heavy based saucepan.
• Cook on high heat, stir to dissolve sugar. Cook until it comes to a boil.
• Turn heat to low and simmer gently until it thickens slightly (about 8 minutes). Set aside.
• Garnish:.
• Whip cream until stiff. Fold honey through the cream.
• Make 12 blood orange segments by cutting each orange into 6 pieces and remove the skin.
• Serving:.
• Take muffins out of oven and run a small spatula around each muffin to ensure they are not stuck to the pan.
• While syrup and muffins are still hot, pour 2 small ladles of syrup over each muffin while they are still in the muffin tray, reserving 125ml for serving.
• Serve one muffin with a tbsp of the whipped cream and honey mixture and a blood orange segment. Drizzle with 1 tbsp reserved syrup.

ORANGE POPPY SEED MUFFINS (LIGHT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Line a 12-inch muffin baking tin with paper cupcake liners (or spray lightly with cooking spray).
• In a large mixing bowl, sift together both flours, baking powder, and poppy seeds.
• In another mixing bowl, whisk together brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, yogurt, oil, orange zest, and orange-juice concentrate.
• Using a rubber spatula, fold the wet ingredients into the dry, just enough to combine. The batter will be very thick.
• Divide the batter among the muffin cups with a tablespoon, filling each about two-thirds. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out dry.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• If using glaze, blend confectioners' sugar with the orange-juice concentrate. Drizzle over muffins and serve.

ORANGE POPPY MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In another bowl, beat egg, sour cream, butter, orange juice and peel. Stir in dry ingredients just until moistened. Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Combine spread ingredients in a small bowl; beat until smooth. Serve with muffins.

BLOOD ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
• Mix the orange juice, egg, oil, and honey in a separate bowl.
• Mix the dry ingredients into the orange juice mixture.
• Pour the batter into greased muffin trays and bake for about 20 minutes.