Wicked Whole Wheat Orange Carrot Muffins Food

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.

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 WHEAT CARROT CAKE WITH CREAMY ORANGE ICING (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175 C).
• Lightly butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• Wash and trim carrots and cut into large pieces.
• Place in a food processor and process until finely chopped, or grate carrots finely, to make 2 cups.
• I grated my carrots.
• Set aside.
• Cut orange into 8 wedges.
• Do not peel.
• Remove white center and seeds.
• Cut wedges into 3 or 4 pieces each and puree in a food processor or blender along with the raisins.
• Combine flours, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in a large bowl.
• In another bowl, combine eggs, buttermilk, maple syrup, brown sugar, oil, carrots and orange.
• Stir carrot mixture into dry ingredients until combined.
• Spread batter evenly in pan and bake 25 to 30 minutes, until a cake tester or wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool cake in pan.
• Prepare icing by working cream cheese and orange juice together with the back of a spoon until combined.
• Stir in enough powdered sugar to obtain a spreadable consistency.
• When cake is cool, spread top with icing.
• Makes 16 servings.
• The One-Day-at-a- Time Low-Fat Cookbook.

SIMPLE WHOLE WHEAT CARROT ORANGE MUFFINS WITH (OPTIONAL) WHITE C

Steps:

• Mix eggs, sugar, oil, orange juice and orange juice in a mixing bowl.
• Add zested orange peel, grated carrots and cinnamon and mix.
• Slowly mix in whole wheat flour.
• (Optional) Pour mixture into muffin cups halfway and add one or two white chocolate wafers/chunks into the middle.
• Fill the muffin cups all the way to the top. There should just be enough for 12 cups.
• (Optional) Add remaining chocolate into the cups, pushing them down into the batter.
• Bake at 375 degrees farenheight for 20 mins or until toothpick comes out clean.