Orange Poppy Seed Muffins

Years and years ago when I was a young mom, I got this recipe from another young mom. It's been a staple in my rotation for at least 20 years....maybe longer. Oh wait...how can that be when I'm only 19?? Hahahaha...I crack me up. Give these little muffin-y treasures a try this weekend and say "Barbara" when you eat one...cuz she's the one who gave me the recipe!


Orange Poppy Seed Muffins

1 1/3 cups sugar
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
1/2 cup sour cream
1/3 cup butter - melted
1 egg
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
2 tablespoon grated orange peel

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix dry ingredients together then add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well. Spoon into a muffin tin lined with 12 baking cups. Bake for 15 – 18 minutes or until golden brown.

OPTION 1: For a sweet glaze, mix the juice of 1 orange (the rest of what you used for the muffin batter works), 1 cup of powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon grated orange peel and 1 teaspoon of butter. Cook in the top of a double boiler until warm and butter has melted. When muffins are out of the oven and still warm, pierce the tops several times with a fork, and then…holding the muffin by the base, dip the pierced tops down into the glaze and let it soak up some of the glaze for a few seconds. Let set…or not. Then eat.

OPTION 2: Stir 1 cup of dried cranberries (Craisins) into the batter before filling muffin cups.

Here's whatcha need....

....and here's whatcha get!!