Sunrise Muffins
- Yield: 12 servings
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
My mother introduced me to these muffins. She’s a very good cook, though her priority is an easy clean up. If she sees more than two bowls in a recipe, it’s not happening. I adore this muffin recipe for two reasons (in addition to their tastiness): One, you make the batter in a blender—how fun is that? Two, it calls for a whole orange, skin and all. This recipe is proof that you can be cleanup conscious and a good cook. This recipe is adapted from Claire Porterfield’s version in the Tea to Greens cookbook.
Ingredients
- -- Cooking spray
- -- 1 navel orange, cut into eighths
- -- 1/2 cup orange juice
- -- 1 large egg
- -- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- -- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- -- 3/4 cup sugar
- -- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- -- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- -- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- -- 1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Coat a standard-size 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
2. Put the orange wedges, orange juice, egg, and oil into a blender and blend until smooth.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; whisk to incorporate. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients; pour the orange mixture into it and stir to make a thick batter. Stir in the cranberries.
4. Divide the mixture among the muffin tins, filling the tins about 3/4 full, and bake until the muffins are golden and push back when gently pressed, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool on a rack and enjoy warm or toasted.
From: You Can Trust a Skinny Cook: 140 Recipes That Love You Back, by Allison Fishman, Wiley 2011. Reprinted with permission from the publisher.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 175
- Fat 5
- Saturated Fat 0
- Carbohydrate 31
- Fiber 1
- Protein 2