BLOOD ORANGE & POPPY DRIZZLE MUFFINS

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These citrussy muffins are lovely and light, and make a delicious pudding served with ice cream or thick Greek yogurt

Provided by Sarah Cook

Categories     Afternoon tea, Dessert, Snack, Treat

Time 35m

Yield Makes 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

5 tbsp light rapeseed or sunflower oil , plus a little extra for greasing
300g self-raising flour
175g golden caster sugar
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp poppy seeds
200ml milk
1 large egg
zest 2 blood orange , juice 2.5
140g granulated sugar

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and lightly grease a 12-hole muffin tin. Mix together the flour, caster sugar, baking powder and poppy seeds in a large mixing bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the oil, milk, egg, and zest and juice from 1 of the oranges.
  • Working very quickly, pour the wet ingredients into the dry and barely mix together with a fork - the mixture should be lumpy, so don't overwork it. Spoon the mixture into the tins and bake for 10-12 mins until risen and browned.
  • While the muffins are baking, mix the remaining zest with the granulated sugar in a small bowl. Have the remaining blood orange juice ready too.
  • Leave the muffins to cool for 2 mins, then transfer to a wire rack. Again working quickly, pour the juices into the sugar mix and spoon some over each muffin, repeating until it is all used up. Leave to set for 5 mins before eating.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 258 calories, Fat 6 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 46 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 28 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium

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