Whole Wheat Orange Muffins
Servings: 12 Muffins
Ingredients
Candied Orange Slices
- 4 small organic oranges, sliced 5mm thick
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup cane sugar
Orange Muffins
- Candied oranges (12 orange slices and chopped oranges)
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup greek yogurt
- 1¾ cups organic wheat flour
- ¾ cups cane sugar
- 2½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
To Make Candied Oranges
- Heat medium sized pan over low heat, add water and sugar and stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Add orange slices to the pan and place piece of parchment paper on top of orange slices, place cover on the pot and simmer for 8-10 minutes under low heat. When orange slices become soft, turn off heat and set it aside.
- Once orange slices are cooled, leave 12 orange slices in the pan and chop the rest and set it aside.
Orange Muffins
- Turn on the oven to 375°. Combine and sift together flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl and set it aside.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla extract, greek yogurt and chopped candied oranges.
- Gradually stir in the dry ingredients to the mixing bowl using a silicone spatula or a wooden spoon and do not to overmix. Fill each muffin tin with the batter and place one slice of candied orange on top of each muffin.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of muffin comes out clean. Let the muffins cool, then remove from muffin tin and cool on wire rack. Drizzle extra orange syrup on top of muffins before serving.