Special-Ingredient Game/Foodify Challenge #1
Even though I don’t consider myself a food blogger per se, a while ago I was invited to join a Facebook group and have since been introduced to a wonderful community. The fellow blogger & friend Eleni Anagnostopoulou, the girl behind My Easy Gourmet, came up with a game event for us, to enjoy the season and help spread some cheer! We had a special ingredient —orange— and had to think of a sweet or savory recipe by December 15th. Here’s my take on it!
Christmas morning breakfast-bites: Orange Mini-Muffins
Ingredients
- 1½ cups of all-purpose flour
- ½ a cup of sugar
- 1¾ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- ½ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 300 gr. (11 ounces) oranges, sliced, skinned & diced Topping
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 50 ml. melted butter
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, ½ cup of sugar, baking powder, salt & ground nutmeg.
- Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk and extract.
- Stir wet ingredients into dry.
- Fold oranges into batter.
- Line mini-muffin cups or a cupcake pan and fill in slots by two-thirds.
- Bake at 350 °F for 15-20 minutes.
- Place muffins on a wire rack and let them cool down!
- Combine 1/3 cup sugar with a teaspoon ground cinnamon.
- Brush tops of warm muffins in melted butter, then sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar on top.
Mίνι-Mάφιν Πορτοκάλι
Ingredients
- 1½ φλυτζάνι αλεύρι για όλες τις χρήσεις
- ½ φλυτζάνι ζάχαρη
- 1¾ κουταλάκια του γλυκού μπέικιν πάουντερ
- ½ κουταλάκι του γλυκού αλάτι
- ½ κουταλάκι του γλυκού μοσχοκάρυδο
- ½ φλυτζάνι μαλακό βούτυρο
- 1 αυγό
- ½ φλυτζάνι γάλα
- 1 κουταλάκι του γλυκού εκχύλισμα αμυγδάλου
- 300 γρ. φέτες πορτοκαλιού, ξεφλουδισμένες και τεμαχισμένες Για το τελείωμα
- 1/3 φλυτζάνι ζάχαρη
- 1 κουταλάκι του γλυκού κανέλα
- 50 ml. λιωμένο βούτυρο
Directions
- Σε ένα μεγάλο μπολ, ανακατεύετε το αλεύρι, το ½ φλυτζάνι ζάχαρη, το μπέικιν πάουντερ, το αλάτι & το μοσχοκάρυδο.
- Τρίβετε μέσα το βούτυρο μέχρι το μείγμα να γίνει ψίχουλα.
- Σε ένα άλλο μπολ, χτυπάτε ελαφρά το αυγό, το γάλα και το εκχύλισμα αμυγδάλου.
- Ενώνετε τα δύο μείγματα και ανακατεύετε καλά.
- Προσθέτετε τα πορτοκάλια και ανακατεύετε λίγο ακόμα.
- Στρώνετε χάρτινες θήκες για muffin μέσα στο ειδικό ταψάκι (συνήθως 6 ή 12 θέσεων) και γεμίζετε με το μείγμα κατά τα δύο τρίτα.
- Ψήνετε στους 180 °C για 15-20 λεπτά.
- Βάζετε τα muffins σε μια σχάρα και αφήνετε να κρυώσουν καλά!
- Ανακατεύετε το 1/3 του φλυτζανιού ζάχαρη με ένα κουταλάκι του γλυκού κανέλα.
- Με ένα πινελάκι περνάτε τα μάφιν με λιωμένο βούτυρο και πασπαλίζετε με την “κανελένια” ζάχαρη.
Listed below, you will find the recipes from the rest of the bloggers participating in the event:
Special-Ingredient Game: {Orange}
- Krystina Kalapothakos from Kouzounas Kitchen shared her Mediterranean Quinoa Salad Ala Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette.
- Eleni Anagnostopoulou from My Easy Gourmet shared her Choco-Orange Cupcakes and her Pork Tenderloin with (orange based) Golden Berry Sauce!
- Gina Martino Zarcadoolas from Foodie WineLover shared her Grilled Flank Steak with a Balsamic glaze and Orange Gremolata.
- Natalia Alexander from The Greek Glutton shared her Greek Butter Cookies with Orange Zest.
- Kiki Vagianos from The Greek Vegan shared her Cornbread (Bobota) with Orange Syrup.
- Jackie Mansfield of Edibletcetera – Fast & Fabulous Food shared her Sticky Spiced Blood Oranges.
- Sia Mavris Aristidou from Greek Weddings & Traditions shared her Yiayia Eleni’s Eliopitas – Greek Olive Bread.
- Nidhi Raghav from Platter Joy shared her Chicken & Orange Delight
artandkitchen says
March 21, 2016 at 14:49Cute, cute, cute….I can imagine the smell! YUM!
Athina says
March 21, 2016 at 14:51Aw, thank you, thank you, thank you! They were fun to make!
Kouzounas Kitchen says
December 16, 2014 at 08:48I must try these!! So glad we could all do this fun game. 🙂
Athina says
December 16, 2014 at 13:31Me too!! It HAS been really fun 🙂 🙂
Kouzounas Kitchen says
December 16, 2014 at 20:14🙂 🙂
Sia Aristidou says
December 15, 2014 at 23:34Love the christmas decorations on your orange mini muffins Athina! Well done 🙂
Athina says
December 16, 2014 at 02:32Thank you Sia! Happy Holiday Season! 🙂
FoodieWineLover - Gina (Martino) Zarcadoolas says
December 15, 2014 at 15:49You did a great job with this fun game Athina, and thank you for sharing this scrumptious orange mufffin recipe with us. I will have my direct link for you to share as soon as I am able, and cannot wait to reciprocate. Happy Holidays! 😀
Athina says
December 15, 2014 at 16:17Thank you Gina! I can’t wait to link your wonderful blog up, for my readers & introduce them to your amazing recipe(s). Happy Holidays! xoxo
FoodieWineLover - Gina (Martino) Zarcadoolas says
December 15, 2014 at 16:40Thank you so much Athina, working on it as we speak 😀