This recipe was inspired by Allan Benton's bacon. Yesterday the order arrived and my kids wanted bacon for breakfast. I thought about what would pair with the bacon and felt a carrot muffin might do the trick. As usual I googled for carrot muffin to see what others have done. After looking at 3 different recipes, I came up with this recipe. As usual, I reduce the sugar and add flavor through spices. 1/4 cup of brown sugar instead of 1/2-3/4 cups of sugar is way better. You get to taste the orange juice, cinnamon and carrot.
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 carrots
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp canola oil
1 egg
3/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup milk/lactaid
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
Preheat the oven at 375F. I used two medium size carrots for the recipe. You can add more if you like. Once the carrots are grated, it is about 3/4 cup. In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients and grated carrots. In a second bowl beat the egg, add butter, followed by orange juice and milk. Pour the wet mix into the dry and stir until incorporated. Don't over mix. Divide the batter into 12 muffins. Bake for 20-25min or until golden brown.
