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Orange Scented Blueberry Muffins

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February 28, 2011
4.5
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Orange Scented Blueberry Muffins
  • Makes 12 Muffins
Author Notes

I was in the mood to bake this weekend and thought I would make my staple blueberry muffins that are about as basic as you get yet still seem to be a crowd pleaser. I was about to settle on making these good ole' muffins when I remembered that I had seen on one of my favorite food blogs, A Sweet Pea Chef, a recipe for orange scented blueberry muffins and her pictures alone made my mouth water. I had never thought of adding orange zest to a blueberry muffin, but I decided that a little orange zest and some crumb topping might be just what my muffin recipe was lacking. You all will be pleased to know that these might be the best blueberry muffins I have ever eaten (bold statement I know).

—4theloveoffeasting

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • Muffins
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 egg, at room temperature
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 3/4 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
  • 1 cup fresh bluberries, washed and de-stemmed
  • soften butter to grease muffin tin
  • Crumb Topping
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup all purpose flour
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and butter muffin tin or line with muffin liners and set aside
  2. Combine flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder and kosher salt in a medium mixing bowl
  3. In a separate mixing bowl, combine vegetable oil, egg, milk and orange zest
  4. Add above mixture, all at once, to the dry flour mixture
  5. Stir until just moistened (Note that the mixture will be lumpy & thick)
  6. To make the crumb topping, combine 1/4 cup sugar, brown sugar, 1/3 cup flour, cubed butter & ground cinnamon in a small mixing bowl
  7. Spoon muffin batter into the buttered (or lined) muffin tin, filling until almost full
  8. Generously sprinkle the crumb topping over the tops of each muffin cup
  9. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until muffin tops are golden brown
  10. Remove from heat and cool on a cooling rack for 5 minutes
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1 Review

lbg217
lbg217 November 12, 2011
Just put these in the oven for a baby shower tomorrow. they smell delicious - one note - the recipe doesn't actually mention putting the blueberries in the batter - I added them after combining the wet and dry ingredients.