Marmalade Muffins
- 2 oranges
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for the muffin tins
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Begin by grating the zest from the oranges.
- (If you don't have a Microplane zester, please rush out to the nearest cooking-supply store and purchase one.
- Thank you.)
- Cream the butter and granulated sugar in a bowl with a mixer.
- Crack in the eggs and mix until well combined, about 4 minutes.
- Sift the flour onto a sheet of wax paper.
- Add it to the bowl.
- Gently stir with the mixer using as few strokes as possible so the muffins aren't tough.
- In a small measuring cup or bowl, combine the buttermilk and baking soda.
- Add the buttermilk mixture to the batter and mix until just combined.
- Add the orange zest and mix until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
- Grease 36 mini-muffin cups and fill each two-thirds full with batter.
- I like to use a small cookie scoop to put the muffin batter in the tins.
- Bake for 12 to 17 minutes, until light brown.
- Watch to make sure they don't get too brown.
- Now, while the muffins are baking, prepare the glaze: Juice the 2 oranges whose zest you just stole.
- Add the orange juice and brown sugar to a medium bowl and stir together until just combined, but don't worry about dissolving the brown sugar completely.
- You want the glaze to be grainy and textured.
- As soon as the muffins are done, drizzle the glaze all over the top.
- Be sure to thoroughly coat each muffin.
- Don't worry if the glaze drips all over the pan; that means more for you to lick up later.
- Serve the muffins warm on a beautiful platter.
- Watch your guests' eyes roll back in their heads as they savor each bite.
- Photograph by Coral Von Zumwalt
oranges, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, flour, buttermilk, baking soda, brown sugar
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/marmalade-muffins-recipe.html (may not work)