Orange Tea Muffins
Miz Helen's Kitchen
Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 sticks unsalted butter
1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
Zest of 2 Oranges
1 teaspoon orange extract
Directions
In a electric mixing bowl, mix the butter and sugar until it becomes creamy
Add the eggs one at a time and mix until completely blended well
Add the Orange extract and mix well
Add the flour while mixing a little at a time until all the flour has been blended in
In a small bowl mix the buttermilk and the baking soda until the baking soda is disolved
Add the buttermilk mix to the flour, butter, sugar and eggs mixture, stir until all the buttermilk has been blended in.
Add 3/4 of the Orange zest to the batter and mix well
Grease a mini muffin tin or a regular tin
Pour batter into the greased muffin tins
Bake 375 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes
Remove the baked muffins from the oven and leave in the tins for glazing.
Orange Glaze
Ingredients
Juice of 2 Oranges plus enough to equal 1 cup of Orange Juice
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 of the reserved orange zest from the cupcake recipe
Directions
In a saucepan mix the brown sugar and orange juice
Cook the mixture until it comes to a boil then remove it from the heat
Glaze the muffins in the baking tin while warm from the oven
Enjoy!