ORANGE YEAST MUFFINS

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These muffins are very tender and moist with a light orange flavor. They're terrific eaten plain or served warm with a dab of real butter (my favorite). You'll start eating them right out of the oven!

Provided by L D

Categories     Muffins

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 1/4 c Flour
1/3 c Sugar
1/2 tsp Salt
1 Tbsp Grated orange peel
1 pkg Dry yeast
1/2 c Milk
1/4 c Water
1/3 c Butter or margarine
1 Egg
ORANGE GLAZE
1 c Powdered sugar
1 Tbsp Grated orange peel
1-2 Tbsp Orange juice

Steps:

  • 1. In a bowl, combine 1 c flour, sugar, salt, peel and yeast throughly.
  • 2. In saucepan combine milk, water and butter. Heat over low heat until very warm about 120 degrees. Butter does not need to melt.
  • 3. Gradually add liquid to flour mixture and beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer scraping bowl occasionally. Add egg and 3/4 c flour. Beat at high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
  • 4. Stir in enough additional flour to make a stiff batter.
  • 5. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Stir dough down.
  • 6. Spoon into greased muffin pans. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
  • 7. Bake at 375F for 20 minutes. Remove from pans and cool on wire rack.
  • 8. Drizzle with glaze, if desired by combining sugar, peel and enough juice to make a thick glaze.

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