Molasses And Orange Muffins Food

MOLASSES SPICE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners, or generously grease with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each one. Stir in the molasses. Combine the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, and powdered buttermilk; stir into the molasses mixture alternately with the water. Mix just until blended. Fold in raisins. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top of the muffins spring back when lightly pressed. Cool for about 10 minutes in the pan before removing to cooling racks.

DATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375˚ F. Butter 18 muffin cups and line with paper liners. In a medium saucepan, bring about 3 cups water to a boil over medium heat. Put the chopped dates in a medium bowl and cover with the hot water. Let the dates soften, about 10 minutes.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the 1 cup cool water, molasses, eggs, vanilla and salt; beat briefly to combine (the mixture may look curdled and runny).
• In another medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined (do not overmix).
• Drain the dates, discarding the liquid, and spread them out on a baking sheet to cool. Flatten the dates with the back of a spoon to crush any larger pieces. When cooled, stir the dates into the batter.
• Divide the batter among the muffin cups, filling them almost to the top. Bake in the middle of the oven until the muffins are golden brown and spring back when gently pressed, 20 to 27 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes in the pan, then transfer the muffins to a rack to cool completely.

POMEGRANATE-ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners. Whisk the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl; make a well in the center.
• Wash 2 clementines and cut into 8 pieces each (peel and all); transfer to a blender. Add the milk; blend until smooth. Add the eggs and blend until combined. Pour into the well in the flour mixture, add the melted butter and stir until just combined. The batter will be lumpy.
• Divide the batter among the muffin cups, filling them three-quarters of the way. Top evenly with the pomegranate seeds. Bake until the muffins are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Let the muffins cool 5 minutes in the pans, then remove to a rack to cool completely.
• Put the confectioners' sugar in a small bowl and squeeze in the juice from half of the remaining clementine. Stir to make a thick glaze, adding the juice from the remaining clementine half as needed. Drizzle the glaze over the muffins and let set 10 minutes.

CORNMEAL-MOLASSES MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cut parchment paper into twelve 5-by-5-inch squares. Lightly grease the inside of a 12-cup muffin tin. Center a square of parchment paper over 1 of the cups and use your fingers to press the parchment into the cup, so that it sticks to the sides and bottom. Crease the paper as needed to fit and repeat with the remaining parchment (regular muffin liners work just as well but the parchment looks pretty).
• Combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda in a large bowl.
• Whisk together the yogurt, applesauce, molasses, orange zest, eggs and butter in a separate small bowl.
• Fold the wet ingredients into the dry until just combined (don't fret if the batter is lumpy, this means your batter isn't over-mixed).
• Fill each liner almost to the top of the tin (an ice-cream scoop lightly greased with nonstick spray will help). Sprinkle each muffin with the toasted oats.
• Bake, rotating about halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in the muffins comes out clean and the tops are just slightly puffed and spring back when touched, 20 to 24 minutes. Let rest in the hot muffin pan 3 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack and let cool 30 minutes. Store the cooled muffins in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

OLD-FASHIONED MOLASSES MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. In another bowl, beat egg, water, oil and molasses. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 325° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

MOLASSES BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 12 cup muffin pan.
• In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and salt.
• In a separate medium bowl, mix skim milk, molasses, egg, and vegetable oil. Mix in the bran cereal. Thoroughly stir in the flour mixture. Transfer to the prepared muffin pan.
• Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.

MOLASSES AND ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Grease the bottoms of medium size muffin cups.
• Wash and quarter orange. Chop in food processor.
• Add remaining ingredients to food processor. Mix until just moistened.
• Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes.

ORANGE MOLASSES MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Grease bottoms only of medium size muffin cups.
• Wash and quarter orange. Remove seeds if required.
• Chop entire orange (including peel) in food processor. (Easier said than done! - would probably work better if you pre-chopped your orange into eighths or sixteenths instead of quarters).
• Add remaining wet ingredients and mix.
• Add premixed dry ingredients.
• Blend together until dry ingredients are just moistened.
• Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at once in a preheated 375F oven until golden brown, 15-20 minutes.

MOLASSES MUFFINS WITH FLAX AND DATES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C), and prepare 12 muffin cups with papers or cooking spray.
• 2. In a large bowl, mix together the egg, molasses, buttermilk, flax, and salt, and add the dates to the batter.
• 3. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour and baking soda (and cinnamon).
• 4. Gently stir the flour mixture (and orange rind and vanilla) into the egg mixture.
• 5. Fill the muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

GINGER MOLASSES MUFFINS

Steps:

• Grease a 12 cup muffin pan and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine all of the dry ingredients in a medium size mixing bowl and set aside.
• Beat eggs, oil, molasses and milk in a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer on slow speed.
• Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and combine well until glossy and smooth.
• Add the ginger and just stir until incorporated into the batter.
• Pour batter evenly into greased muffin cups and fill 2/3 full.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until nicely browned.
• Remove from oven and set aside for 10 minutes before removing from container. Let cool on wire rack.
• Enjoy with a spot of butter on the side.

MOLASSES BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Prepare muffin tin by coating with with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a mixing bowl, add the bran cereal and milk; let stand for 5 minutes.
• Add in the molasses, oil, and egg; stir to blend.
• In another mixing bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Add the liquid ingredients and raisins to the flour mixture; fold just until blended (do not overmix).
• Spoon batter into muffin tin (12).
• Bake in a 400° oven for 20-22 minutes or until edges begin to pull away from the sides and pick comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack before removing from the pan.

SPICY ORANGE BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine bran and buttermilk, let stand while assembling other ingredients.
• In bowl, combine remaining dry ingredients.
• In another bowl, combine egg, brown sugar, honey, molasses and oil.
• Mix well.
• Add bran mixture.
• Add dry ingredients.
• Bake in sprayed muffin tin in 375 degree oven for 20 minutes.
• Best served warm.