Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 2 whole oranges
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Instructions
- In a bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Take one orange, cut in half and press the juice out of it, reserve.
- You will need to peel the other orange, then slice it into chunks.
- Add egg, sugar, milk, oranges pieces, juice, and butter in another medium bowl. With a hand mixer or a whisk, mix until all the ingredients are well combined.
- Pour the liquid mixture over the dry ingredients, mixing as little as possible, just enough to obtain a moist batter.
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
- Spoon the batter into silicone or paper-lined muffin pans and bake at 380°F for about 25 minutes.
Nutrition
Notes
- Do not open the oven door or you run the risk of ending up with flattened muffins.
- Do not beat the dough like a cake, which prevents the muffins from rising and makes them heavy.
- Never fill the muffin molds more than three-quarters full and place them in the center of the oven.
- Using vegetable oil results in lighter muffins because it prevents gluten formation in the flour. On the other hand, butter adds more fluffiness to the dough.
- Silicone molds give better results than paper molds, which burn easily.
- You can replace cutting up an orange with 1/2 cup canned/drained mandarin orange segments.