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Do you want to prepare a simple and delicious breakfast? Make these delicious and fluffy homemade muffins flavored with lemon, orange and vanilla extract! Your kids will love this delicious muffins! Bon appetit!!!

Ingredients
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Homemade muffins
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INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE

Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:

Eggs - Makes muffins softer and fluffier.
Orange zest and lemon zest - Adds a very nice fresh flavor.
Granulated sugar - Sweetness and flavor.
Self-rising flour - Gives consistency and is the base of the dough.
Milk - Makes muffins softer and fluffier.
Vanilla extract - Adds flavor.
Salt - Highlights all the other flavors.
Baking powder - Rising agent.

Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.

HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE MUFFINS

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Grease muffin pans with margarine or butter and sprinkle with flour.

Step 2: Beat the sugar, eggs, orange zest and the lemon zest until obtain a homogeneous mixture. Pour the milk, vanilla extract and mix for 1 to 2 minutes until it's nicely incorporated. Add the flour, baking powder, salt and beat until a homogeneous and creamy mixture.

Step 3: Pour small portions of the dough in each one of the muffin pans and bake for about 15 minutes.

Step 4: Remove the muffins from the oven and unmold. Let cool completely and serve.

TIPS FOR HOMEMADE MUFFINS

1. When preheating the oven, make sure you have all ingredients ready to start making the muffins.

2. Place the oven rack in the middle. This allows the hot air to circulate evenly around the muffins, resulting in even cooking.

3. Never open the oven door while muffins are baking. The kitchen temperature is always lower than the oven temperature, what will happen is that the oven temperature will drop and the risk of the muffins sinks in the middle increases.

4. The first thing to do before taking the muffins out of the oven, is to stick a toothpick in the center of the muffins. If it's dry, it's cooked. Turn off the oven and leave the muffins in the oven for another 5 minutes.

5. Do not open the oven door all the way, leave the door open about 10 to 15 centimeters (4 inches to 6 inches) and wait another 5 or 10 minutes so that the heat enters the kitchen and there is no temperature shock that causes the muffins to collapse (the time depends on the season of the year, if it is summer leave it for about 5 minutes, if it is winter 10 minutes).

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Category:Breakfast, Desserts, Muffins, Quick & easy, Recipes, Videos

Cuisine: Portuguese

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 10 / 12 units

Prep Time:15 m

Cook Time:15 m

Total Time:30 m

Ingredients

2 eggs
Zest of one orange
Zest of one lemon
125 grams (1/2 cup) granulated sugar
150 grams (1 cup) self-rising flour
100 ml (1/2 cup) milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder

Directions

Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Grease muffin pans with margarine or butter and sprinkle with flour.
In an electric mixer, beat on medium speed the sugar, eggs, orange zest and the lemon zest until obtain a homogeneous mixture. Pour the milk, vanilla extract and mix for 1 to 2 minutes until it's nicely incorporated. Add the flour, baking powder, salt and beat until a homogeneous and creamy mixture.
Pour small portions of the dough in each one of the muffin pans (about two thirds of the pans) and bake for about 15 minutes (the time depends on the oven).
Remove the muffins from the oven and unmold. Let cool completely and serve.

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Nutrition facts

Serves 10 / 12 units

Per Serving:

% DAILY VALUE

Calories 110

Total Fat 1 g(1%)

Saturated Fat 0.5 g(2%)

Cholesterol 31 mg(10%)

Sodium 121 mg(5%)

Total Carbohydrate 22.5 g(8%)

Protein 2.5 g