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Orange Fig Cornmeal Muffins Recipe
by Susanna Crofton

Orange Fig Cornmeal Muffins

The texture of figs mirrors that of cornmeal and orange is a natural partner so I thought I would create a recipe to gather them together-not too sweet and pretty darn tasty.

Rating: 4/5
Avg. 4/5 1 vote
Prep time: Canada Canadian
Cook time: Servings: 12 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c.butter,melted
  • 1/2 c.sugar
  • 1 c. cornmeal
  • 1.5 c. flour (your choice-all white or 1/2 each white and whole wheat)
  • 2 tsp.baking powder
  • 1 c.buttermilk
  • 2 eggs (I slightly whip in separate bowl)
  • 2 tbsp.zest of an orange
  • juice of 1 orange
  • 1/2 c.figs,chopped

Directions

  1. Bowl 1,in largest available bowl: butter,sugar,cornmeal-beat or whisk
  2. Bowl 2: flour,baking powder-stir together
  3. Bowl 3: buttermilk,eggs-couple of stirs
  4. Add 1/2 contents of bowl 2 to bowl 1 and stir until well incorporated
  5. Add 1/2 contents of bowl 3 to bowl 1 until well incorporated
  6. Repeat with second half of each
  7. Stir in orange zest,orange juice and figs
  8. Spoon into 12 papered muffin cups
  9. Bake 375 for 20 min