Easy Gluten Free Muffins with Orange and Chocolate!
 
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Recipe type: muffins
Serves: 10
Ingredients
  • Dry Ingredients
  • 1¾ cup of gluten free plain flour
  • 2¼ teaspoons of baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon of salt
  • ¾ cup of caster sugar
  • (Icing sugar to dust the top)
  • Wet Ingredients
  • 1 cup of Greek yoghurt
  • ½ cup of olive oil
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup of freshly squeezed orange juice
  • Orange zest of one orange
  • and melted chocolate for the filling (or you could use Nutella)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius or 350 degrees Fahreheit (a moderate oven)
  2. In a bowl mix together the dry ingredients - flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
  3. In another bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients - oil, egg, yoghurt and orange juice and zest.
  4. Tip the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and combine. The mixture will be thick but don't stir for too long.
  5. Spoon into a muffin tin (lined with muffin liners) to ¾ full. Tap on the counter to remove any air bubbles.
  6. Bake for 20 mins in a moderate oven.
  7. Test with a tooth pick and if it comes out clean, they will be ready!!
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  9. Yes..... fill it with chocolate!
  10. Then using a cupcake corer, scoop out the middle of the muffin.
  11. Keep the part that comes out (as it will be place back in on top of the melted chocolate.)
  12. In the microwave gradually melt some chocolate till it is warm and just about runny.
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  14. Spoon the chocolate into the open space in the middle of the muffin.
  15. Replace the muffin piece and carefully push down.
  16. Easy Gluten Free Muffins with orange and chocolate!Easy Gluten Free Muffins with orange and chocolate!
  17. Top with icing sugar and ...
  18. Easy Gluten Free Muffins with orange and chocolate!
  19. enjoy these warm gluten free muffins, that have an orange tang and filled with melted chocolate!
Recipe by Sparkles in the Everyday! at https://www.sparklesintheeveryday.com/2015/02/easy-gluten-free-muffins.html