Orange Muffins

Orange muffins recipe with step by step photos – easy to prepare eggless orange muffins with whole wheat flour.

Eggless cakes, muffins and cookies are often made at home. And they get over soon too. As and when I get time, I will be adding more of baked goodies recipe.

I have already posted few Muffins recipes like Banana muffins and Chocolate chip muffins.

The recipe of these orange muffins are adapted from my Orange cake recipe. I also made a thin chocolate glaze for the muffins. Preparing the glaze is entirely optional.

I made the chocolate glaze as chocolate and oranges make for a lovely combination. These orange muffins were soft textured and light. both the muffin recipe as well as the chocolate glaze recipe is vegan.

Orange muffins make for a good breakfast, snack and go well in the tiffin box as a sweet snack.

How to make orange muffins

1. First sieve 1 cup whole wheat flour, 1 tbsp corn starch, ½ tsp baking soda, ½ tsp baking powder and a pinch of salt in a mixing bowl or pan.

2. Keep the sieved dry mixture aside.

3. For the orange zest, with a zester or grater, grate the zest from one medium orange and keep aside.

4. Line a muffin tray or pan with muffin liners. Also preheat the oven at 180 degrees celsius/356 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 to 12 minutes. Use the same temperature for preheating in the convection mode of a microwave oven.

5. In another bowl, take ½ cup sugar and ¼ cup oil.

6. Mix and keep aside.

7. Prepare the orange juice in an electric juicer or a blender. If using a blender, then remove the seeds from the orange segments and then blend. Then strain the orange juice through a fine sieve. From 3 medium-sized oranges, I got 1 cup of orange juice.

8. Add the 1 cup orange juice to the sugar + oil mixture.

9. Stir briskly and very well till the sugar dissolves.

10. Add this orange juice mixture to the sieved dry mixture.

11. Add the orange zest.

12. With a wired whisk, stir the mixture to a smooth batter. Don’t over mix.

13. Here’s the orange muffins batter ready to be poured in the muffin liners.

14. Spoon the batter in the muffin liners till it reaches ¾ part of the liners. Gently shake the pan to release excess air bubbles.

15. Place the muffin tray in the preheated oven. Bake the orange muffins at 180 degrees celsius/356 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 to 25 minutes or till a toothpick inserted comes out clean. the recipe yields 8 regular sized orange muffins. Temperatures in ovens differ, so do keep a check while baking.

Your oven might bake the muffin in 15 minutes or even 30 minutes. The final check is that a toothpick should come out dry or with fine crumb particles. There should be no stickiness. Use the same temperature for baking in the convection mode of a microwave oven.

16. Let the muffins cool. You can serve orange muffins plain or dusted with icing sugar, cocoa powder or prepare any chocolate icing.

Making chocolate glaze

1. To prepare the chocolate glaze, take 3 tbsp cocoa powder, 2 tsp orange juice, 2 to 2.5 tbsp sugar, ½ tbsp oil and 2 to 2.5 tbsp water in a small pan or sauce pan. Add more water if required.

2. Mix everything and keep the pan on a low flame on the stove top.

3. stir till the mixture thickens a bit. The sugar should also dissolve completely.

4. When the glaze is still warm, spread it on the orange muffins, with a small spatula. Do place the muffins on a wired rack and keep a plate or tray underneath while spreading the icing. you can also slice the muffins from the center and then spread the glaze on the base slice. Cover with the top slice and then spread the glaze on the top.

5. Allow the glaze to cool before serving orange muffins. Serve these orange muffins with a glass of milk or ginger tea or filter coffee or as an after meal dessert.

If you are looking for more Eggless recipes then do check:

• Banana cake
• Black forest cake
• Blueberry muffins
• Eggless chocolate cake

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orange muffins

4.92 from 24 votes

By Dassana Amit

Easy to prepare orange muffins with fresh orange juice. Vegan recipe.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 40 mins

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Cuisine American, World

Course: Desserts

Diet: Vegan

Difficulty Level: Easy

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Servings 8 regular muffins

Ingredients

for eggless orange muffins

• 1 cup whole wheat flour or 120 grams
• ½ cup sugar or 100 grams sugar - you can add unrefined cane sugar, powdered jaggery or regular sugar.
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 pinch salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon corn starch
• ¼ cup oil

for the chocolate glaze

• 2 teaspoon orange juice
• 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 2 to 2.5 tablespoon sugar or add as required
• ½ tablespoon oil
• 2 to 2.5 tablespoon water or add as required

Instructions

making orange muffins batter

• First seive 1 cup whole wheat flour/atta, 1tbsp corn starch, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp baking powder and a pinch of salt in a mixing bowl or pan.
• Keep the sieved dry mixture aside.
• For the orange zest, with a zester or grater, grate the zest from one medium orange and keep aside.
• Line a muffin tray or pan with muffin liners. Also preheat the oven at 180 degrees celsius/356 degrees fahrenheit for about 10 to 12 minutes.
• In another bowl, take 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 cup oil. just mix and keep aside.
• Prepare the orange juice in an electric juicer or a blender. If using a blender, then remove the seeds from the orange segments and then blend. Then strain the orange juice through a fine seive. From 3 oranges, I got 1 cup orange juice.
• Add the 1 cup orange juice to the sugar + oil mixture.
• Stir briskly and very well till the sugar dissolves.
• Add this orange juice mixture to the sieved dry mixture. add the orange zest.
• With a wired whisk, stir the mixture to a smooth batter with light hands. Don't over mix.
• Here's the orange muffins batter ready to be poured in the muffin liners.
  

baking orange muffins

• Spoon the batter in the muffin liners till it reaches 3/4 part of the liners. Gently shake the pan to release excess air bubbles.
• Place the muffin tray in the preheated oven. Bake orange muffins at 180 degrees celsius/356 degrees fahrenheit for 20 to 25 minutes or till a tooth pic inserted comes out clean.
• Let the muffins cool. You can serve orange muffins plain or dusted with icing sugar, cocoa powder or prepare any chocolate glaze or icing. The recipe yields 8 regular sized muffins.

making chocolate glaze for orange muffins

• Take 3 tbsp cocoa powder in a small pan or sauce pan.
• Add orange juice, cocoa powder, sugar, oil and water.
• Mix everything and keep the pan on a low flame on the stove top.
• Stir till the mixture thickens a bit. The sugar should also dissolve completely.
• When the glaze is still warm, spread it on the muffins. You can also slice the orange muffins and then spread the glaze on the base slice. Cover with the top slice and then spread the glaze on the top. Allow the glaze to cool before serving.
• Serve eggless orange muffins plain as a sweet snack or as a dessert.

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