Miniature Orange Muffins Recipe

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Orange peel and orange juice flavor these fun streusel-topped muffins that are perfect for a buffet table. The accompanying orange marmalade butter really makes them special. — Bonita Kinney, Firth, Nebraska

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Miniature Orange Muffins Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 54 Servings

30 10 40

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup 2% milk
9 tablespoons butter, melted, divided
3 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
2-1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel, divided
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup chopped pecans
ORANGE BUTTER:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sweet orange marmalade
1 teaspoon honey

Directions

In a large bowl, combine 1-1/2 cups flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk, 8 tablespoons butter, orange juice concentrate and 2 teaspoons orange peel; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
Fill greased miniature muffin cups half full. Combine the brown sugar, pecans and remaining flour, butter and orange peel; sprinkle over batter.
Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
In a small bowl, beat the orange butter ingredients until blended. Serve with warm muffins. Yield: 4-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (5 each) equals 343 calories, 21 g fat (12 g saturated fat), 70 mg cholesterol, 382 mg sodium, 37 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Miniature Orange Muffins in Taste of Home February/March 2006, p29

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We enjoy homemade baked goods for breakfast, but I don’t have time to bake each morning before school. So I devote 1 day a month to making large batches of cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, cream cheese rolls and muffins. I place them in heavy-duty resealable plastic bags labeled with the date. (They freeze for about 2 months.) On busy mornings, it’s a snap to pop a few in the microwave to warm. The kids love the fresh-baked flavor. —Lori T., New London, Texas