29 Jan
Posted as Muffins
I had the honor of choosing this week’s Dorie recipe, and I thought after a few weeks of decadent desserts we could use something a little lighter. These Orange Berry Muffins were just perfect! I have to say that as much as I love my KA mixer, I definitely don’t mind when a recipe comes along that’s simple and only requires a couple of mixing bowls. These muffins were quick and easy to throw together and have a perfectly light taste to them, which is a welcome change from my standard banana muffins, which are fairly heavy and sweet enough for dessert (although, they certainly have their place)! The orange flavor is nice and light and a perfect complement to the blueberries. These are going to be great for morning snacks, and it goes without saying that this was yet another Dorie recipe that hit the spot.
I believe that this recipe would adapt well to other fruit combinations. The first one that comes to mind is lemon/raspberry. I am not a huge fan of lemon, but I think that these flavors would complement each other very well in these muffins.
Our group of Dorie fanatics keeps growing! This week Nikki of Crazy Delicious and Ashley of eat me, delicious have joined us. Welcome girls! I have created a small blogroll on my right sidebar with everyone’s blog links… check out the muffins made by the rest of the gang!
Check back next Tuesday to see the Black and White Cake.
Last week: Perfection Pound Cake
(Source: Dorie Greenspan “Baking: From My Home to Yours” p. 3)
Ingredients:
Grated zest and juice of 1 orange
About 3/4 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs
3 Tablespoons honey
1 stick (8 Tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/3 cup sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup blueberries – fresh, preferably, or frozen (not thawed)
Decorating sugar, for topping (optional)
Getting Ready:
Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter or spray the 12 molds in a regular-size muffin pan or fit the molds with paper muffin cups. Alternatively, use a silicone muffin pan, which needs neither greasing nor paper cups. Place the muffin pan on a baking sheet.
Pour the orange juice into a large glass measuring cup or a bowl and pour in enough buttermilk to make 1 cup. Whisk in the eggs, honey and melted butter.
In a large bowl, rub the sugar and orange zest together with your fingertips until the sugar is moist and the fragrance of orange strong. Whisk in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients and, with the whisk or a rubber spatula, gently but quickly stir to blend. Don’t worry about being thorough – the batter will be lumpy and bubbly, and that’s just the way it should be. Stir in the blueberries. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups.
Bake for 22 to 25 minutes. If you want to top the muffins with decorating sugar, sprinkle on the sugar after the muffins have baked for 10 minutes. When fully baked, the tops of the muffins will be golden and springy to the touch and a thin knife inserted into the center of the muffins will come out clean. Transfer the pan to a rack and cool for 5 minutes before carefully removing each muffin from its mold.
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Oh yum! Raspberry/Lemon! Those sound wonderful! Great looking muffins!
Thanks April!
Your picture is adorable! They are totally awesome breakfast muffins. We loved them too. I will def make them again.
Aw thanks Laurie! I think these will certainly be my default blueberry muffins – they are so light and tasty.
Your muffins look absolutely adorable! I agree with April, Raspberry/Lemon sounds like another great combo!
Thanks Nikki! I don’t *love* lemon, but I had a lemon raspberry cake once that I thought was fabulous! So I think they would work well in the muffins as well.
Ohhh I love blueberry muffins! And the orange sounds like such a great flavor to go with.
Kate – I would definitely recommend giving them a try!
These look awesome!! I am really craving a blueberry muffin now. Or just the pile of blueberries on the plate would do.
Thanks Amber! These will definitely hit the spot for you.
Those look so good! There’s nothing better than homemade muffins. I think the lemon/raspberry combination would be wonderful! I bought this cookbook after being inspired by your posts. This looks like such a great way to get yourself to try all the recipes. It looks like you’ve been having a lot of fun with it- I’m jealous! =)
Thanks Erin! I love homemade muffins as well. I really hope you enjoy the cookbook – it’s full of wonderful recipes. And you are more than welcome to join us if you’d like!
i have to stop reading your blog while at work… i’m starting to drool on my keyboard and work papers!
Haha Aud, you rock
Ooo lemon raspberry is an excellent suggested modification of this recipe!
You described the muffins perfectly and they look yummy!
i love the idea of lemon and raspberry! your muffins puffed up so much better than mine did!
Thanks Jaime! Mine may have puffed, but yours browned so much better! We should combine our muffins
Thanks Ashley!
Now that’s what I was hoping for when I put mine into the oven!
Great photo composition, btw. I always draw a blank when it comes to that part of it. My steps are: put it on a plate, take pictures of it until I get one that’s not fuzzy, post it on the internet. *sigh*
Jhianna – thank you! The food photography is something I am slowly growing more adept at. I’ve been blogging for about a year now and I’d say that my photography has just started to improve in the last couple of months.
Beautiful looking muffins! I absolutely love baking from Dorie’s recipes – they always seem to turn out! How could I get in on the TWD thing? I guess I’m just looking for more excuses to bake…
Wow I love this idea of a group baking out of Dorie’s Cookbook. What a great initiative. Those looks so good.
I’m so excited about your TWD. What a great idea! I’ve checked out that book so many time from the library, that I’m going to buy it. When I get it, I’m going to join in on the fun!
Great muffins!
Hi Emiline – thanks! I am so excited that you want to join TWD! Definitely let me know when you get the book!
Thanks Helene! It’s been a lot of fun so far!
Caitlin – I will drop you an email!
these look fabulous chelle! i cannot wait to try them. i love muffins of all kinds and these look great for weekday breakfasts.
Thanks Kayte! If you give them a try let me know how you like them
Found your blog through Rita at Clumbsy Cookie. She gave me the link to your Oreo cookie. I just made a homemade oreo that I was complaining about not tasting like oreos, I will have to try this one that you’ve made.
You blog is amazing and great. Love it and all your food, photos and recipes!