Orange Muffins
Description
Delicious baked goods for the whole family. This dessert is very tasty. Beat butter with sugar and eggs. Add flour, baking powder, and cranberries. Knead the dough, place it into molds, and bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Prepare a syrup from orange juice, zest, water, and sugar. Immediately soak the baked muffins thoroughly with the syrup using a brush. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients. Let's get started!
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Step 2
Remove the zest from the orange, taking only the top orange layer and leaving the white part behind. Squeeze juice from the flesh; you will need 150 ml of juice for the recipe, which took me 1.5 oranges. Strain the juice to remove any seeds.
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Step 3
Melt the butter in the microwave until soft, about 30 seconds at maximum power. Add sugar, eggs, and vanilla sugar. Mix well with a whisk.
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Step 4
Pour the orange juice into the egg-butter mixture, add the zest. Mix well.
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Step 5
Add the flour and baking powder. Mix the dough with a whisk until smooth.
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Step 6
The dough is not very thick, but very aromatic!
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Step 7
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Grease the muffin molds well or use silicone ones; you can also line them with paper liners. Fill the molds with batter up to two-thirds full, no more.
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Step 8
Bake the cupcakes for 25-30 minutes. If the oven is well preheated, 25 minutes will be enough.
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Step 9
Let the finished cupcakes cool.
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Step 10
Inside, the cupcakes are very light, soft, and contain pieces of citrus zest.