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orange yeast muffins

(19 ratings)
Blue Ribbon Recipe by
L D
Anytown, CA

Good for dinner with poultry or pork dishes,or make them for breakfast and drizzle with orange glaze.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

These muffins are very tender and moist with a light orange flavor. They're terrific eaten plain or served warm with a dab of real butter (my favorite). You'll start eating them right out of the oven!

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(19 ratings)
method Bake

Ingredients For orange yeast muffins

  • 2 1/4 c
    Flour
  • 1/3 c
    Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    Salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    Grated orange peel
  • 1 pkg
    Dry yeast
  • 1/2 c
    Milk
  • 1/4 c
    Water
  • 1/3 c
    Butter or margarine
  • 1
    Egg
  • ORANGE GLAZE
  • 1 c
    Powdered sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    Grated orange peel
  • 1-2 Tbsp
    Orange juice

How To Make orange yeast muffins

Test Kitchen Tips
We used bread flour that was well sifted. Also, we had great success glazing the muffins twice - first while hot (as the recipe calls for), and then again after the muffins have cooled a bit. Looking for even more orange flavor? Add 1/4 teaspoon of orange oil to the glaze.
  • 1
    In a bowl, combine 1 c flour, sugar, salt, peel and yeast throughly.
  • 2
    In saucepan combine milk, water and butter. Heat over low heat until very warm about 120 degrees. Butter does not need to melt.
  • 3
    Gradually add liquid to flour mixture and beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer scraping bowl occasionally. Add egg and 3/4 c flour. Beat at high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
  • 4
    Stir in enough additional flour to make a stiff batter.
  • 5
    Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Stir dough down.
  • 6
    Spoon into greased muffin pans. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
  • 7
    Bake at 375F for 20 minutes. Remove from pans and cool on wire rack.
  • 8
    Drizzle with glaze, if desired by combining sugar, peel and enough juice to make a thick glaze.
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