Thought it was time I shared the Orange Muffin recipe that I made for the ADK meeting.  (I promised I would.)  This recipe is a recipe from Helen Corbitt.  It is easy to make and delicious.  I like these muffins because they keep well, and you can even freeze them. I was reminded of this recipe recently when Pioneer Woman shared the recipe on her show.  Thank you very much!

Okay.  This is so simple.  Almost as easy as opening a box mix, and trust me – They are really good.  It is a basic muffin recipe.  You need butter, eggs, sugar, flour, buttermilk, baking soda, and oranges.  You also need some brown sugar for the glaze, but I forgot to add that to this picture.

Cream together the butter and sugar. I tried out my new hand mixer that I got for Christmas.  It worked well for this recipe.  In fact, I was surprised at how well it worked.

Add the eggs and combine well.

Dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk, and then alternately add the flour and buttermilk to the creamed mixture.  It is best to begin and end with the flour.

Use the microplane (I love, love, love this kitchen tool.) to zest the oranges.  You want them to be bald, but don’t get the white part because it is bitter.

Mix the zest into the muffin mixture.  Oh, your kitchen will smell so good.  That is it.  Really easy!

No picture, but fill mini-muffin pans (or you can make larger muffins) about 2/3 full.  Be sure to spray the pans with cooking spray.

While the muffins are baking, combine the juice from the oranges with the brown sugar to make the glaze.  This brown sugar and orange juice glaze makes the muffins extra tasty.

Now Helen Corbitt and The Pioneer Woman say to spoon the glaze over the hot muffins and then remove the muffins immediately.  I am chicken and fear they will stick in the pan.  So….

I dip the muffins, and use a fork to help.  In fact, I had enough glaze that I double dipped them.  Yummy!

Helen Corbitt suggest adding nuts or raisins to these muffins.  They would be good with cranberries.  You can also make large muffins if you like.  The glaze helps them stay moist, and these muffins keep very well.

Blessings to you and yours,

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