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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Double Orange Blueberry Muffins



I've been baking lots of muffins lately - hearty, whole grain, fruity or cocoa-y muffins that taste equally good plain for breakfast in the morning, or with a bit of whipped cream for dessert that night... Soothing, rustic, unfussy, cozy muffins that I can leave wrapped up in a basket on the kitchen counter for Zach to discover when he rises for breakfast, so he can know I'm thinking of him as I drive to class or clinicals in the pre-dawn hours... Muffins that nourish, muffins that center us and make us thankful to be home, together...



Double Orange Blueberry Muffins

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup white flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 T light vegan margarine
2 T olive oil
2/3 cup raw sugar
1 egg, beaten
4 tsp orange zest
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup orange juice
2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen and unthawed

~ Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners, or coat them with cooking spray.
~ Stir together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, and set aside.
~ In a seperate bowl, beat the vegan marg, the olive oil, and raw sugar until creamy.
~ Add the egg, orange zest, and vanilla to the sugar mixture, and beat until well combined.
~ Fold the flour mixture and the orange juice alternately into the sugar mixture, beginning and ending with the flour.
~ Gently fold in the blueberries, making sure that if you are using frozen blueberries that they are still frozen (unless you want bizarrely green muffins!)
~ Scoop the batter into the muffin tins, filling them nearly all the way to the top if you like nice muffins of substance, like I do.
~ Bake for 15 minutes - until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.




6 comments:

  1. I totally agree with you, and yours look amazing. They look perfect for a quick grab on the way to clinic. I just did muffins today too, I swear we have medically linked brains :)

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  2. Moving, romantic, real. I don't think any other words are capable to capture my impression over your post.

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  3. Delicious! I make muffins every fortnight for work and I am always looking for new recipes.

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  4. VeggieGirl, coming right up! ;-)

    Adam, I'm so glad you got the memo via our medically linked brains, because I'm SO excited about your incredible muffins! :-)

    Anya, your words move and inspire me... Thank you so much...

    CakeLaw, hooray for regular muffin baking! :-) I'm now headed over to your blog to look for muffin recipes! :-)

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  5. I made these last night, and they are AMAZING. You have sated my muffin craving.

    Also, glad to hear the good news re: post above.

    Becky

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