Orange Poppy Seed Muffins (light)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup nonfat yogurt
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest (from one medium orange)
• 1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 line a 12-inch muffin baking tin with paper cupcake liners (or spray lightly with cooking spray).
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, sift together both flours, baking powder, and poppy seeds.
• 4 in another mixing bowl, whisk together brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, yogurt, oil, orange zest, and orange-juice concentrate.
• 5 using a rubber spatula, fold the wet ingredients into the dry, just enough to combine. the batter will be very thick.
• 6 divide the batter among the muffin cups with a tablespoon, filling each about two-thirds. bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out dry.
• 7 cool on a wire rack.
• 8 if using glaze, blend confectioners’ sugar with the orange-juice concentrate. drizzle over muffins and serve.