This orange poppy seed muffin recipe feels like sunshine on a china plate. These muffins lean on fresh orange zest and juice for their flavor while the poppy seeds bring a gentle crunch that round up each bite. I love them as a mid-morning pick-me-up or a “company’s coming” treat when you want something that feels a little special without turning on your fancy-baking brain.

When I whisk orange zest into the sugar and see those tiny flecks release their perfume, I picture my grandmother doing the same thing at her kitchen table, binder open and a pot of coffee brewing in the background.

Marjorie B.

Poppy Seed Orange Muffin

Bright and sunny orange muffins paired with the refined texture and flavor or the poppyseeds make for an uplifting muffin. Perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack.

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Servings: 12 muffins

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American, French

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 2½ cup All Purpose Flour sifted
• ¾ cup Granulated Sugar
• 2 teaspoon Baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon Salt
• 2 tablespoon Poppy seeds
• 2 tablespoon Orange zest finely chopped
• ¼ cup Non-salted butter melted
• ¼ cup Vegetable oil
• 2 Eggs, large room temperature
• 1 cup Whole milk room temperature
• ¼ cup Sour cream room temperature
• 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• ⅓ cup Orange juice

Method

 

1. Preheat oven to 400 F. While oven is pre-heating, grease a muffin pan with some butter and lightly coat with flour.
2. In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
3. In a medium bowl, add the melted butter, vegetable oil, milk, eggs, sour cream, vanilla extract, orange juice, poppy seeds and sugar. Whisk together until combined.
4. Add orange zest and the wet ingredient mixture to the dry ingredient and combine with a wooden spoon or spatula. Do not to over-mix.
5. Fill each muffin mold up to 3/4 with a spoon. Cook in the 400F oven for 20 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle of the muffin comes out clean.
6. Allow 10 minutes of cool down before demolding.

Notes

TIP: Adding a small ramekin of water increases the humidity in the oven to keep the muffins nice and moist during the bake but this is optional.