Think Pink: Blood Orange Curd Muffins

Muffins are pretty much my catch all emergency bake, and a usual weekend breakfast.    My standard muffin is egg free; a shout for fewer ingredients, and to mark my mantra of “If you cannot afford free range then leave it out”.    This is usually shouted at the telly during a cooking programme, when Hugh, Jamie or whoever, are telling us to buy free range chicken and eggs, but missing the point that some people simply cannot afford to.     You try and persuade a parent on a low income that they should not buy their 15 eggs for £1, in favour of free range at 5 or more times the price.   I suspect that their prime motivation is to feed their families rather than towards animal welfare.

Personally I think that chefs and cooking programmes are all missing a trick and maybe they should focus on encouraging people to consume fewer animal products, and to stop regarding meat, eggs and diary as a cheap and daily source of food.   I am sure it would be altogether better for many peoples’ health, wallets and the environment.   I do not think it is wrong to eat meat, eggs and diary, but I know I feel a whole heap healthier when I eat less of them.   Whether this actually is because I am eating less animal products, or by the fact that by not eating them I will be consuming more fruit and vegetables I do not know.   A bad vegetarian or vegan diet can be just as damaging as any other, imagine how grim you would feel if you ate nothing but chips for a week?

However I will get off my soap box for, despite my words, these muffins do contain egg, in the blood orange curd I baked into them.    I would think that marmalade or jam would make a good alternative should you wish to bake vegan.

I am sending these to the March Monthly Mingle, hosted by Sarah at Maison Cupcake.   These are not quite as pink as I had hoped, the batter was gloriously bright then faded in the oven.

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Blood Orange Juice and Curd Muffins

Blood Orange Juice and Curd Muffins

Servings: 6 muffins

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Total Time30 mins

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

• 6 oz plain flour
• 2 oz  sugar
• Zest 1/2 blood orange
• 1 tsp baking power
• pinch salt

Wet Ingredients

• 6 oz blood orange juice (top up to 6oz with milk if needed)
• 2 oz  sunflower oil
• Orange pulp from the juicer (remove the seeds)
• 6 tsp blood orange curd
• Optional Sprinkling of oats

Instructions

• Whisk the oil and juice mixture with a fork.  Mix the dry ingredients.  Add the wet ingredients to the dry and fold together (the batter should be lumpy and mixing should take no more than 15 folds).   
• Divide half the mixture out into the muffin pan, add a blob of curd to each muffin and then top with the remainder of the batter, sprinkle with oats if using. 
• Bake at GM5/190C/375F for 20 – 25 mins until risen.
• Eat warm from the oven, but beware of hot scalding curd!

Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

Nutrition Facts

Blood Orange Juice and Curd Muffins

Amount Per Serving (6 muffins)

Calories 260 Calories from Fat 90

% Daily Value*

Fat 10g15%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Sodium 22mg1%

Potassium 171mg5%

Carbohydrates 38g13%

Sugar 16g18%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 55IU1%

Vitamin C 14.2mg17%

Calcium 43mg4%

Iron 1.4mg8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Baked Goods, Baking

Cuisine: Baking, Cakes & Bakes

Keyword: Blood Orange Curd Muffins

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