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Orange Cardamom Muffins

February 3, 2022 by Anna Leave a Comment

Bleak midwinter days call for cheerful tea towels and citrusy fresh-baked muffins.

Orange cardamom muffins

These are super basic little muffins, quick to whip up and guaranteed to make your house smell delicious. Cardamom isn’t the most common spice out there – it’s crucial to chai tea, which I love, but otherwise I don’t use it super often. But the floral notes of the spice pair perfectly with the orange for a fresh muffin that feels like winter and spring at the same time, in the best way.

orange muffins

The sprinkle of sugar on top adds a bit of crunch and sweetness that make these perfect for an after school snack or accompaniment to a morning cup of tea. It also means they taste best the day you make them, because there’s just no way to keep that crunchy crackle on a second day muffin – at least not that I’m aware of, but I’d love to be told otherwise if you have a tip! Although to be clear, I had no complaints from my kids about eating them two days in a row…sugar, after all, is delicious no matter how you sprinkle it ;)

I have a lot of muffin recipes I love but there’s always room for a new one in my heart and these little gems were just what the doctor ordered. Let me know if you try ’em!

Orange Cardamom Muffins
 
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Prep
15 mins
Cook
20 mins
Total time
35 mins
 
A fresh, bright muffin perfect for a dreary day.
Author: Anna {hiddenponies.com}
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp ground cardamom
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • Zest of 1 large orange
  • ½ cup lightly packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup canola oil or light-tasting olive oil
  • ½ cup milk
  • ⅓ cup orange juice
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 2-3 Tbsp coarse sparkling sugar for topping, or 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375° and line a standard 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cardamom, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  3. In a separate medium bowl, use your fingers to rub the orange zest into the granulated sugar to make orange sugar (and an amazing smell :)). Add brown sugar, eggs, oil, milk, orange juice and vanilla to the sugar mixture and whisk thoroughly to combine.
  4. Add the sugar mixture to the dry ingredients and stir together until just combined. Do not overmix.
  5. Evenly scoop the muffin batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle the tops with the additional sugar.
  6. Bake for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with a few crumbs but mostly clean.
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Adapted from Laurie at Simply Scratch.

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