Sunday, February 1, 2009

Blueberry and mandarin orange muffin

We bought a carton of Mandarin Orange for celebrating Chinese New Year. With so many oranges still lying around in the kitchen, I went to look for recipes with orange in it. This is what we had for breakfast. My son likes it very much.





Blueberry Mandarin Orange Muffin
(makes 12)
Dry ingredients:
185g plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp baking powder
170g castor sugar
1/4 tsp salt
Wet ingredients:
1 egg
125g butter, softened
1/2 cup mandarin orange juice
1 tin (425g) Blueberries in light syrup (drained) or use 125g fresh/frozen blueberries
Method:
Preheat oven to 200 deg C. Mix all the dry ingredients and add in all the wet ingredients and mix lightly. The batter should be lumpy.
Fold in the blueberries. Scoop the batter into a greased muffin tin or line with paper cups in the muffin tray. Filling 2/3 full and bake for 18-20 minutes until cooked and golden. Serve warm or cool on wire rack.