Orange Streusel Topped Muffins Recipes

CINNAMON STREUSEL ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin tin, or line with paper liners.
• In a medium bowl, stir together 2 cups flour, 3/4 cup white sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, orange juice, buttermilk, vanilla, and eggs. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and mix until just blended. Some lumps are okay.
• Fill the prepared muffin cups halfway with the batter. Combine the brown sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon; sprinkle about 1/2 teaspoon of the mixture onto each half-full muffin cup. Spoon batter over the cinnamon mixture so that the muffin cups are 2/3 full. In a small bowl, mix together the remaining 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, and the butter to make a crumbly mixture. Sprinkle this generously over the tops of the muffin batter.
• Bake for 20 to 22 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the crown of a muffin, comes out clean. Cool in the pan, over a wire rack.

CRAN-ORANGE STREUSEL MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg. Beat in the milk, applesauce and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into butter mixture just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and orange zest., Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill three-fourths full with batter. For topping, combine the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

ORANGE STREUSEL-TOPPED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar and grated orange peel. Stir in orange juice, melted butter, eggs and chopped nuts.
• Pour into 12 muffin cups.
• Blend 1 tablespoon melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and sprinkle on top of each muffin.
• Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 20 - 25 minutes.

ORANGE STREUSEL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine egg, oil, sugar and orange juice.
• Add biscuit mix, stir until moist.
• Fold in marmalade and pecans.
• By hand, beat 30 seconds.
• Fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full.
• Mix together topping ingredients and sprinkle on top of muffins.
• Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Variations: Substitute any kind of marmalade, preserves or jelly for the orange marmalade.
• If desired, bake in mini muffin tins, but reduce cook time by half.

STREUSEL-TOPPED ORANGE CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Make streusel by combining muesli, flour, brown sugar and salt in a bowl.
• Add butter and water to mixture.
• Using fingertips, mash together until mixture forms small pieces.
• Place in freezer until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Place the juice in a saucepan over medium-high heat and reduce to 1/2 cup.
• Cool slightly.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Sift together dry ingredients.
• In a separate bowl, combine butter, yogurt, vanilla extract, orange peel and reduced orange juice.
• Add egg and egg white and combine thoroughly by hand using a wire whisk.
• Add dry ingredients to wet mixture in two parts.
• Mix by hand until just combined.
• Gently fold in cranberries.
• Divide batter evenly between muffin cups.
• Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of streusel topping on top of each muffin.
• Bake muffins until tops are lightly golden and a toothpick comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• Remove muffin pan from oven and cool on wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Remove muffins from pan and cool completely on wire rack.