Mini-Orange Crumble Top Muffins with Orange Butter

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2003

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: Emeril's Jazz Brunch

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (24)

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Cook Time:
14 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
2 1/2 dozen

Times:

Prep: 10 min
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Cook: 14 min
Total:: 24 min

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 stick plus 1 tablespoon (9 tablespoons) melted unsalted butter
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 1/2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
Orange-Butter, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease 2 small muffins tins (with 24 (1 3/4-inch) wells), and set aside.

In a large bowl, sift together 1 1/2 cups of flour, the sugar, baking powder, and salt.

In a bowl, beat together the egg, 8 tablespoons of the butter, the milk, orange juice concentrate, and 2 teaspoons of the zest. Add the wet ingredients to the dry, combining just until moistened and being careful not to overmix. Divide the batter among the prepared muffin tins, filling each halfway.

To make the crumble topping, in a small bowl, combine the remaining 2 tablespoons of flour, the chopped pecans, the brown sugar, and the remaining 1 tablespoon of melted butter and 1/2 teaspoon of grated zest. Mix to combine and sprinkle 1 teaspoon on top of the batter for each muffin. Bake until the muffins are set and golden brown and a tester inserted into the middle comes out clean, 14 to 16 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes in the tins, then cool on wire racks. Serve with orange-butter on the side.

Orange-Butter:

1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/4 cup sweet orange marmalade

1 teaspoon honey

In a bowl, cream together the ingredients. Transfer to a decorative crock or small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until slightly firm. Serve with the muffins or spread on toast.

Yield: about 3/4 cup

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recipe Mini-Orange Crumble Top Muffins with Orange Butter
Nancy Alexandria, VA 09-06-2009
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Moist and Flavorfull
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made these for a Sunday brunch. I was looking for a recipe to compliment a Mimosa Jam I puchased from Stonewall... Kitchens. After reading all the comments, I decided to make the mini muffins over the full size muffins. I also decided to lightly grease my nonstick mini muffin pans. BIG MISTAKE. The second batch I made without greasing the muffin tins looked so much better. Both batches tasted fantastic, but aesthetically the mini muffins I made without greasing the pans came out so much better. I think the next time I will make them in the full size muffin tins. This recipe is defiinetly worth making again, and will try them again using full size muffin tins. I didin' t make the organge butter because I already had the Mimosa Jam. My guests loved them in spite if the way they looked. Great taste and very moist. Read more
recipe Mini-Orange Crumble Top Muffins with Orange Butter
cynthia lake charles, LA 04-12-2009
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trial run
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

i tested this recipe last night... i am planning to make a few different goodies for a bake sale to raise money for an ASPCA... event, Ways to go Orange, to celebrate the prevention of cruelty to animals....these orange mini muffins were an obvious choice since the theme is 'Go Orange'....the muffins were super yummy, but i made a couple of adjustments based on other reviews...like others, i doubled the topping...i also cooked them at 375 for 12-14 mins instead of 400 for 10 mins, they came out perfect...an important note: these muffins shouldn't be made in muffin papers, the muffin itself is very tender and half of it was left stuck to the paper, they came out much better baked in the nonstick pan (i didn't grease the pans, no problem with sticking)...the orange butter is a must, but don't know that the bake sale patrons will be getting that luxury! =] thanks for another great recipe, Food Network!Read more
recipe Mini-Orange Crumble Top Muffins with Orange Butter
Lussia Milwaukee, WI 01-18-2009
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Delicious mistakes
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I accidentally used two tablespoons of orange zest instead of teaspoons, and it came out fabulous! I also didn't have any... regular milk in the fridge, so I used vanilla rice milk. It came out very moist and fluffy. I also used double the crumble with walnuts instead of pecans, and filled the muffins 3/4 of the way in a regular muffin pan not a mini. It made 10 regular muffins, and it came out perfect. Everyone loved them! Read more
recipe Mini-Orange Crumble Top Muffins with Orange Butter
brigitte canonsburg, PA 10-06-2008
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great ornage flavor
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these last week , but I poured it in a bread pan cooked it for 40 minutes everyone loved it .Next time I will ad... dried cranberry and more pecans. Way to go Emeril. Read more
recipe Mini-Orange Crumble Top Muffins with Orange Butter
Anonymous 05-03-2008
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Pretty good, but will make changes next time
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

These muffins are pretty good overall. Next time make them, I will do the following: 1. Consider making regular size... muffins instead. It is hard to butter mini-muffins. 2. When making mini-muffins, I will fill each well 3/4 way full, instead of half-way. Half-way makes them too small. Filling 3/4 full will make 24 mini-muffins. 3. I will sprinkle a heaping teaspoon of topping on each mini-muffin, rather than a regular teaspoon. It seemd like some of the topping melted in the muffin. I would make more topping than the recipe states too. 4. Bake for the minimum possible time. I baked them for 16 min, but 14 min would have been enough. The edges came out slightly chewy. I will definitely try these again. The orange butter really makes them- they are not as good by themselves. And make sure the butter is at room temp, and that your honey is liquidy and not sugary.Read more
recipe Mini-Orange Crumble Top Muffins with Orange Butter
Anonymous 03-11-2008
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Easy and Wonderful
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I altered these with great success. I used shredded coconut instead of nuts on the topping, which toasted nicely. I... also used orange marmalade and omitted the orange zest. They had a moist pound-cake sort of consistency. Great muffinsRead more