Orange Carrot Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Beat in orange juice. Combine the flour, orange zest, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg and cloves; add to creamed mixture just until combined. Fold in carrots., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Coat 12 regular-sized or 36 mini muffin cups with non-stick spray; set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
• In a small bowl, stir together the egg whites, orange peel, orange juice, milk, oil, applesauce and honey.
• Beat with a fork until well-combined.
• (The mixture will look curdled.) Then stir in the carrots.
• Add the carrot mixture to the flour mixture.
• Stir just until moistened.
• (The batter will be lumpy.) Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each cup about three-quarters full.
• Bake for 14-16 minutes for mini muffins or 20-22 minutes for larger muffins, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• (Do not overbake.) Cool the muffins in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Then remove the muffins from the pan.
• Good served warm.

Steps:

• Blend flours, oatmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add raisins; mix so they are coated.
• Combine carrots and orange rind; add to flour mixture.
• Combine beaten eggs, oil and orange juice.
• Sir into dry ingredients until well mixed.
• Fill lined muffin cups 2/3 full.
• Bake at 400 for 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Combine oil, sugar and eggs. Mix well. Add remaining ingredients. Blend, do not over mix. Pour into greased muffin pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.
• TIP:
• RED ORANGES
• Use blood oranges in your favorite recipes as you would regular oranges. Taste for sweetness, you may have to add a bit more sugar in some recipes.

Steps:

• 1. preheat oven at 180 degrees and line a muffin tray.
• 2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3. add the eggs, one at a time mixing on medium each time.
• 4. sift flour and baking powder together and mix in the grated nutmeg.
• 5. add the flour mixture, grated carrot and orange juice and rind into the egg mixture in batches, starting and ending with flour.
• 6. divide batter into muffin tray.
• 7. bake at 180 degrees for 30 mins or until a wooden skewer comes out clean.
• top with whipped cream or butter cream to have an instant cupcake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease muffin tins.
• In a large bowl, mix the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Make a well in the center of the mixture, and add white sugar, brown sugar, canola oil, eggs, and vanilla. Mix just until evenly moist. Fold in the oats, coconut, raisins, carrots, and pineapple.
• In a bowl, blend the reserved pineapple juice and cream cheese. Fill each muffin cup about 1/2 full with the muffin batter, reserving about 1/3 of the batter. Spoon approximately 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture into the muffin cups. Top with remaining batter, so that each muffin cup is about 2/3 full.
• Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/gas mark 6/fan 180C. Melt the margarine in the microwave.
• Top and tail, then peel and grate the carrots.
• Combine the carrots, sugar and margarine in a bowl.
• Sift in the flour, cinnamon and baking powder.
• Beat the eggs in a small bowl and then add to the mixture. Also mix in the nuts and sultanas.
• Line a muffin tray with 12 muffin cases and divide the mixture equally between them. Bake for 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Sift whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
• Whisk eggs, brown sugar, applesauce, and vegetable oil together in a bowl. Stir egg mixture into flour mixture just until ingredients are moistened; fold in carrots and orange zest. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Beat egg lightly in large bowl.
• Add orange juice, margarine, and sugar, beat well.
• Sift together dry ingredients.
• Stir into egg mixture, mix only till moistened.
• Gently fold in shredded carrots (I shred the carrots in my food processor).
• Spoon into well greased muffin pans about 2/3 full.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes at 400 degrees.