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🍰 Juicy Muffins with Cherries and Orange

196 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Thoroughly wash the cherries under running water.
  2. 2. Let the cherries drain well in a colander.
  3. 3. Remove the pits from the cherries.
  4. 4. Rinse the orange under hot water.
  5. 5. Dry the orange with a clean cloth.
  6. 6. Finely grate the zest from half of the orange.
  7. 7. Cut the orange in half.
  8. 8. Squeeze the juice from the orange halves.
  9. 9. Set aside some orange zest for decoration if you like.
  10. 10. Place the butter, salt, and sugar into a large mixing bowl.
  11. 11. Add the grated orange zest.
  12. 12. Beat the mixture with a hand mixer on high speed until fluffy.
  13. 13. Crack the first egg into the bowl.
  14. 14. Mix the egg in completely.
  15. 15. If using a second egg, add it individually and mix it in.
  16. 16. Place the rye groats, wheat flour, and baking powder into a separate small bowl.
  17. 17. Stir the dry ingredients together in the small bowl.
  18. 18. Fold the dry flour mixture into the butter-sugar mixture.
  19. 19. Add five tablespoons of orange juice to the batter.
  20. 20. Gently fold the pitted cherries into the batter.
  21. 21. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius conventional heat.
  22. 22. Line the cups of a muffin tin with paper liners.
  23. 23. Divide the batter evenly among the 12 cups.
  24. 24. Place the tin on the middle rack in the oven.
  25. 25. Bake the muffins for about 25 minutes.
  26. 26. Remove the tin from the oven.
  27. 27. Let the muffins cool in the tin for five minutes.
  28. 28. Carefully loosen the muffins from the tin.
  29. 29. Place the muffins with their paper liners onto a wire rack.
  30. 30. Let the muffins cool down completely.
  31. 31. Sprinkle the remaining orange zest over the finished muffins if desired.

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