Big, Beautiful, Orange Muffins

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 32 mins
  • Serves: 12,Yield: 12muffins

    • About This Recipe

    “These muffins bake up big and beautiful and have a good bit of orange flavor. They make a great presentation when drizzled with softened cream cheese frosting and topped with a single flower.”

    Ingredients

  • 3cupsflour
  • 1tablespoonbaking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoonsalt
  • 1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
  • 10tablespoonsbutter, softened
  • 1cupsugar
  • 2largeeggs
  • 1/2 teaspoonvanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoonorange extract
  • 1orange, zest of( about 1 Tablespoon or more)
  • 1 1/2 cupsorange flavored yogurt

    • Directions

  • Spray muffin tins with Pam.
  • Do not use paper liners.
  • Preheat oven to 375.
  • Blend all dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt, soda) and set aside.
  • In large bowl, mix butter, sugar, eggs and extracts.
  • Mix until light and fluffy.
  • Slowly mix in flour mixture and yogurt.
  • Add orange peel and stir until blended.
  • Spoon batter (it will be thick) into muffin tins.
  • The batter should come almost to the top of the tin.
  • Bake at 375 for 22 minutes.

    • Reviews

  • “These are delicious! Orangy and moist. I doubled the orange extract and I sprinkled the top of each muffin with sugar before baking.”

  • “VERY GOOD recipe.Mine made 6 large muffins AND a loaf pan of bread which was also very good.I added a little more orange extract.I would recommend this recipe highly!!!”

  • “This recipe made 7 large muffins..I would omit the vanilla and adda full tsp orange extract.I would like them to look more orange also,I would add food coloring..I sprinkled the tops with sugar…”

  • “These certainly are beautiful and moist. Didn’t have any orange essence, so I added extra zest. Topped them with an orange glaze. Delicious.”

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