Mandarin Orange Muffins 柑橘玛芬糕
A great way to use Chinese New Year mandarin oranges. Classic buttermilk muffins with the oriental flavour of mandarin oranges. Its so amazing you’ll definitely want more than one!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 195 g all-purpose flour
- 100 g sugar
- 2+1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon powder
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 cup mandarin orange (diced, 2 fresh mandarin oranges or 1 tin)
- 1 egg (room temperature)
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 75 g butter (melted)
- 1/2 cup mandarin orange rind (from the 2 mandarin oranges)
- 2 tbsp sugar
Instructions
- 1
First, clean and rinse well the mandarin oranges. Then using a vegetable shredder, grate the orange rind. Peel to remove the skin, remove pith, seeds and break into segments. Then, using a sharp knife, cut the segmented mandarin oranges into small pieces.
- 2
Next, preheat oven to 180 degree C and place oven rack in centre of oven.
- 3
Line a 12 cup muffin pan with muffin liners and set aside while we prepare the batter for the muffins.
- 4
Combine all the WET ingredients: Beat egg and mix with buttermilk and melted butter.
- 5
Combine all DRY ingredients: In a large bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon powder, nutmeg and salt.
- 6
Then, add the WET egg mixture into the DRY flour mixture. Using a spatula, stir only until the ingredients are JUST combined. Do not OVERMIX.
- 7
Next, fold in the diced mandarin oranges.
- 8
Using an ice-cream scoop, spoon the batter evenly into the muffin cups till 3/4 full.
- 9
Sprinkle the top with sugar and garnish with mandarin orange rind. And we're ready to bake the muffins.
- 10
Place muffin tray into preheated oven.
- 11
Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of muffins comes out clean. And we're done!
- 12
Remove from oven and cool the muffins in the pan for about 5 to 10 minutes.
- 13
Then transfer the mandarin oranges onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- 14
These muffins can be stored for a few days at room temperature and they freezes well too. As always, ENJOY!