Dream in Tangerine Buttercream: Baking Extravaganza Part Deux

To continue the baking saga what else would be better than muffins?

First, let's whip out a Dorie Greenspan favorite and make orange berry muffins.

Ingredients:

grated zest and juice of 1 orange
about 3/4 c. buttermilk
2 eggs
3 Tbsp. honey
1 stick (1/2 c.) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/3 c. sugar
2 c. all-purpose flour
2-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. fresh blueberries (if you don't have fresh you can use frozen but don't thaw them!)

Mmm...blueberries

Now for some fun artistic shots...

Pour the orange juice into a large glass measure and pour in enough buttermilk to make 1 cup. Whisk in the eggs, honey and melted butter.

Be careful not to curdle the buttermilk!

In the bowl of a stand mixer, rub the sugar and orange zest together with your fingertips until the sugar is moist and fragrant.

Smells soooo gooooood.

Whisk in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Then pour in the liquid ingredients and gently stir to blend. The batter will be lumpy and bubbly, just as it should be. Then gently fold in the blueberries.

You know the batter is delicious when your roommate licks the spatula and says "Oh my God! It tastes just like frosting!"

Divide the batter evenly among muffin cups with paper muffin cups. Bake for 22 to 25 minutes at 400 F. Let cool and enjoy!

Before...

After!

Everyone loves banana nut bread, so everyone should also love banana nut muffins, especially if there's chocolate involved.

Ingredients:

1 egg
1/3 c. veggie oil
3/4 c. sugar
3 medium bananas, mashed (if using frozen bananas, thaw)
2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. old fashioned oats
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. mini semisweet chocolate chips

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat egg, oil and sugar together until smooth.

This would be something that a bunch of preteen girls would make someone else to drink during true or dare.

Mash the bananas with a fork in a small bowl. Then add to the egg-oil-sugar mixture.

This shit is bananas!

Combine the flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, and salt then stir into banana mixture. Measure out chocolate chips and gentle stir into the batter.