Nearly Sugar-free Blueberry Orange Muffins with Orange Glaze
Author: Linda Davis
Recipe type: Muffin, Breakfast
Cuisine: Californian
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Serves:: 12 muffins
A delicious muffin flavored by orange juice and blueberries!
Ingredients:
1 C Fresh Blueberries
1¾ C plus 2 teaspoons All-purpose flour
1 T Aluminum-free baking powder
3 T Granulated sugar, (optional)
¼ t Freshly grated nutmeg
¼ t Ground Cinnamon
2 Eggs
¼ C Delicately flavored olive oil
¾ C Freshly juiced orange juice plus 1-2 tablespoons
1 t Grated lemon or orange zest
⅓ C Powdered confectioner's sugar
Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
Fill 12 muffin tins with paper baking cups
Place blueberries in a small bowl and sift 2 teaspoons flour over them; lightly toss.
In a large bowl, stir together 1¾ cup of flour, baking powder, sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon.
In a medium bowl beat eggs lightly, add oil, orange juice and zest, and stir.
Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and gently stir; but, to avoid over-mixing, fold in the blueberries when dry ingredients have been mostly moistened.
Fill each muffin cup about ⅔ full.
Bake 17-20 minutes, or until nicely browned on top and a toothpick when inserted into the center comes out mostly dry.
In a small bowl, whisk 1-2 tablespoons of orange juice with the powdered sugar until it makes a smooth glaze.
While muffins are still warm, spread ½-1 teaspoon of glaze over the top of each muffin.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
Recipe by My Sweet California Life at /nearly-sugar-free-blueberry-orange-muffins-with-orange-glaze/