Mandarinmuffins Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F,.
• Line the muffin pans with paper liners.
• Drain the mandarins reserving liquid.
• Add the orange extract and enough water to make 1 cup of liquid.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, brown and white sugars.
• In a separate bowl, combine the egg, sour cream, orange liquid and the butter.
• Add to dry ingredients with oranges and pecans.
• Stir just until moistened.
• Fill lined muffin cups 2/3 full.
• Bake for 20-25 mnutes.

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients.
• Mix wet and ingredients and add to dry, and fold in with spatula.
• Fold in fruit.
• Add to tins (greased).
• Sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake at 375°, 20-25 min.
• NOTE: I use texas-sized muffin tins.
• This makes 6, and I have enough batter leftover for two muffins.
• It freezes beautifully.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Place muffin papers in muffin tins or spray tins with vegetable oil.
• Drain oranges and pat dry with paper towels. Set aside.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, allspice, and sugar. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Whisk together egg and milk. Pour into flour mixture and stir with a fork just until combined. Do not overmix. Batter will be thick. (If your batter is crumbly, you may add a SMALL splash of milk). Carefully fold in mandarin oranges.
• Fill muffin tins 3/4 full. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until center tests done and muffins are lightly golden.
• While muffins are baking, place melted butter in a small bowl. In another small bowl, whisk together sugar and cinnamon.
• When muffins are done, dip each hot muffin first into the butter and then into the cinnamon sugar. Let cool.