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Nutrition: per muffin

  • kcal258
  • fat6g
  • saturates1g
  • carbs46g
  • sugars28g
  • fibre1g
  • protein4g
  • salt0.4g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and lightly grease a 12-hole muffin tin. Mix together the flour, caster sugar, baking powder and poppy seeds in a large mixing bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the oil, milk, egg, and zest and juice from 1 of the oranges.

  • step 2

    Working very quickly, pour the wet ingredients into the dry and barely mix together with a fork – the mixture should be lumpy, so don’t overwork it. Spoon the mixture into the tins and bake for 10-12 mins until risen and browned.

  • step 3

    While the muffins are baking, mix the remaining zest with the granulated sugar in a small bowl. Have the remaining blood orange juice ready too.

  • step 4

    Leave the muffins to cool for 2 mins, then transfer to a wire rack. Again working quickly, pour the juices into the sugar mix and spoon some over each muffin, repeating until it is all used up. Leave to set for 5 mins before eating.

RECIPE TIPS
SERVING SUGGESTION

These muffins are best eaten on the day they’re made, but any leftovers can be microwaved for 30 seconds to refresh them, then served for pudding with vanilla ice cream or thick Greek yogurt. 

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2015

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A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.10 ratings

elouisedorman72616

Made with clementines and no poppy seeds. Lovely, about 15 mins in the over for me

peevee123

Great recipe that I used for a “quick bakes” theme for my baking group. Didn’t have blood oranges so used regular ones, and I used erythritol for ½ the sugar. I baked for 20 mins (thanks for previous commenters’ advice). Delish. Much as I like the crunchy sugar topping, I think I’ll use an orange…

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Emilie Maddison

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Very tasty, and incredibly quick and easy, the prep time was more like 10 minutes, not 20. They only needed 12-14 minutes in the oven, unlike for other commenters. I used clementines instead of blood oranges because that is what I had on hand. Took them to a brunch, and one person commented "These…

suzlovescake

Just an update from my last post - I popped the leftover muffins in the freezer, which doesn't seem to be recommended in the recipe, but when they defrosted they were still fine and tasty.

suzlovescake

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Delicious muffins! Agree with previous comment that they needed longer than the suggested 10-12 minutes to cook though.

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