❤️ You’ll Love These Eggless Cranberry Orange Muffins
Eggless: With no eggs, common pantry ingredients, and simple steps, these muffins come together effortlessly.
Soft and moist with tender crumbs that melt in your mouth. The tartness of cranberries with the zesty flavor of oranges, creates a sweet-tart profile.
Quick to make: You can whip up the batch of these muffins in the morning quickly or make them the night before and enjoy them with your family on these holidays. Versatile: Ideal for breakfast, teatime, or as a dessert after a meal, these muffins are perfect any time of the day.
🧾 Ingredient Notes
All-purpose Flour: I prefer to use unbleached flour. For all my baking recipes, always spooned the flour into a measuring cup and leveled it (not scooped from the bag or container). Baking Powder and Baking Soda: Essential for the muffins to rise and become fluffy. Ground Flaxseed: Flaxseed powder is a substitute for eggs, ensuring the muffins bind well and also offer nutrients. Orange Zest: It is the outer bright orange layer of the orange rind. Use the Microplane zester to get the zest. Make sure not to grate the inner white part of the rind, just grate the orange part. The white part is bitter and makes the cake slightly bitter taste. Tip: It is much easier to zest the oranges before juicing. Orange Juice: Use freshly squeezed juice for the best flavor. Milk: You can use any milk – whole milk, 2%, fat-free whatever you’ve on hand. White Distilled Vinegar: It helps curdle the milk, which replaces buttermilk, ensuring the muffins are soft and moist. Oil: Any flavorless oil works here like avocado oil, canola oil, corn oil, vegetable oil, safflower oil, etc. White Sugar: Regular white granulated sugar is used. Vanilla: Try to use high-quality pure vanilla extract. Stay away from imitation essence or artificial vanilla. Cranberries: Use fresh or frozen cranberries for this recipe. If using frozen, ensure they are thawed. For Glaze: The combination of powdered sugar and orange juice gives the muffins a sweet and tangy finish.
👩🍳 How To Make Eggless Cranberry Orange Muffins? (Pics)
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Prepare a 12-cup muffin pan by lining it with cupcake liners.
1, 2) In a small bowl, combine orange juice with flaxseed and set aside. Rest for 10 minutes and the mixture thickens and becomes gooey. 3, 4) Mix milk with vinegar in a cup, sit for 10 minutes, then stir to see it’s curdled. 5, 6) Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Keep aside. 7, 8) In another large bowl, combine oil and sugar. 9, 10) Add vanilla, the orange juice-flaxseed mix, and the milk-vinegar mix to the wet ingredients and whisk well. 11, 12) Add orange zest and whisk again. 13, 14) Add dry flour mixture to the wet bowl. Start mixing using a whisk and halfway through switch to a spatula and mix until the batter comes together. 15, 16) Fold in chopped cranberries. 17) Distribute the batter into the muffin liners evenly. 18) Bake for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean. 19) Allow muffins to cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then transfer to a cooling rack. Let them cool down completely. 20, 21) For the glaze: Combine powdered sugar with orange juice, whisking until it reaches a drizzling consistency. 22) Drizzle over cooled muffins.
💭 Expert Tips
Consider adding a handful of chopped nuts or chocolate chips for added texture and a burst of flavor. Always use room-temperature milk; cold milk might not curdle properly with the vinegar. Don’t overmix the batter to ensure the muffins stay light and fluffy. The glaze is optional but highly recommended for that extra layer of sweetness and citrusy punch.
🥣 Storage Instructions:
Room temperature: Store the muffins in an airtight container for up to 2 days. Refrigerator: Store them for up to a week. Freezer: wrap each muffin in plastic and store them in a freezer-safe ziplock bag. They can be frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature or in a microwave before serving.
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