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blood orange and honey mufflettes

7 March 2018 by Dominic Franks

… so i’m currently sitting in my London office with the sun streaming through the window and i’m actually sweating slightly.  Granted, the Victorian radiators are cranked up to their usual ‘always on’ one billion degrees and so it’s probably not quite as warm as I think it is, nonetheless it’s such a contrast from a week ago when the thermometer was in the minus and there was snow on the ground.  I think that many other countries laugh at how badly the British cope with the weather but what people don’t realise is that our unique location on the planet means we’re at the brunt of 3 individual weather systems who at their own whim can push and pull us in myriad directions.  It means that we’re simply never prepared for any of it… and even amongst ourselves on this teeny little island we have problems believing that it can be snowing in one place and yet only 200 miles away it could be tropical.  Many Londoners would say that if it isn’t happening in London then it’s not happening. Which is ridiculous when i’m snowed-in at the cottage but when i’m back in London and i’m enveloped in that bubble I would totally agree, which brings me back nicely to this stupid mild weather and the hot sunshine beaming into the office window.  Spring has most definitely sprung and it feels that the seasons are on a roll once again which is good news for the foodie amongst us who can’t wait for the seasonal goodies on offer…

blood orange and honey mufflettes

I adore blood oranges and now is the season for their sherbety sweet gloriousness.  I’m sure you can probably get them all year round but I only see them in March.  Of course I love the taste.  Many people can’t tell the difference but I think they have such a unique and distinctive taste.  Its bitter and sweet and makes my mouth zing… but I also adore the colour.  Have you ever seen anything more deeply jewelled and mottled with such golden ruby colour?  I’ve tried many times to capture this in baking but it’s not so easy.  if you over compensate on the bitterness your cake can end up tasting too much like lemon or even lime and if you go too sweet it knocks out that citrus blast.  I’ve found that an orange blossom honey works really well for the sugary hit and then using the juice of the orange will give you the authentic taste.  I really couldn’t think of a name for this mini muffin / cupcake / madeleine morsels of cakey fabulousness because they’re not anything and yet they’re everything so mufflette is what I settled on and I think it’s a name that suits them perfectly.

a word of warning… I baked these on Sunday afternoon and they were gone in about an hour.  I actually ate 4 of them as they came out of the oven.  They are simply glorious nuggets of fluffy, sticky, sweet fabulousness and they’re so nothing… so ugly and just nothing that you can’t really serve them as fancy tea cakes… but you will love them

  • 150g golden caster sugar
  • 180g butter – soft
  • 2 large, free-range eggs – beaten
  • 170g self-raising flour
  • 2 tablespoons runny honey – I used a local floral honey but an orange blossom honey would be good
  • the juice and finely grated zest of 1 large blood orange

pre-heat your oven to 170C… I used a 24 hole mini muffin tin which I greased well but this recipe would work well in a madeleine tin

in a large bowl or stand mixer, beat the caster sugar and butter until light and creamy, then beat in the eggs, flour and 1 tablespoon of the honey – remember to stop the mixer and scrape down the sides a few times so that everything is incorporated evenly.

once everything is beaten in, add the rind and half the juice and beat in again, then spoon into the mini-cupcake pan – I used a generous teaspoon for each hole

bake for 20 mins on 170C and whilst it’s baking stir together the remaining juice and honey to make a smooth syrup

once they’re risen and golden take them out and prick them all over with a skewer then pour over the honey orange syrup

if you can resist, let them cool before consuming, then eat, and of course enjoy!

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  1. Katie says

    8 March 2018 at 7:30 am

    These sound delicious. I love the flavour of blood oranges. You seem to have missed out the flour in the ingredients list and method – I assume there is some?

    • Dominic Franks says

      10 March 2018 at 1:24 pm

      ooops, thanks for noticing!!! I have rectified this now x

  2. Ang. Franks says

    8 March 2018 at 10:29 am

    These sound so good Dom I can almost smell them.
    I love blood oranges but they are so hard to find.

  3. Wendy from NY says

    8 March 2018 at 12:43 pm

    There is NO flour in these? They sound delicious, but can’t imagine how they cook up looking so cakey?

    • Dominic Franks says

      10 March 2018 at 1:24 pm

      yes, there is… I just foolishly left it out, thanks for noticing! Corrected now x

  4. Carole from Carole's Chatter says

    9 March 2018 at 2:07 am

    Hi Dominic! What a lovely citrus dish. I’d be honoured if you would share this with everyone over at Food on Friday: March. Cheers from Carole’s Chatter

  5. Kate - gluten free alchemist says

    19 March 2018 at 7:16 pm

    Spring has sprung huh? That was obviously before the return of the ‘beast’!
    Mufflettes is a great name….. Can I have a very large gluten free batch please?

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