Orange cinnamon muffins

Each month I spend $25 and receive a big box filled to the top with locally and organically grown oranges of all varieties. My favorite right now are the blood oranges! The box also contains the BEST! avocados I think I have tasted. Creamy, beautiful green and the best addition to almost any meal. All this produce comes from a farm in San Diego courtesy of one farmer Steve.

I use the oranges mainly for juicing each day for our beet, spinach and strawberry smoothies. They also make there way into our baked goods! These little muffins are super light and fluffy and warm up or cool off any early morning or mid day slump. They are easy to make and easy to eat!

Enjoy!

2 cups organic whole wheat or white whole wheat flour
1/2 cup organic pure cane sugar
2 tsp aluminum free baking powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/3 cup organic butternut squash puree (Trader Joe's make a great canned alternative to fresh.) (you can also use unsweetened applesauce or vegetable oil)
1/2 cup of fresh squeezed orange juice
1 TB orange zest
1/2 cup organic unsweetened coconut milk (can use buttermilk, milk, almond milk or soy milk)
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 lg organic eggs
1/4 cup organic flax seeds- the whole seed

3 TB organic pure cane brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon

handful of raw wheat germ for sprinkling on top

Preheat oven to 359F. Line muffin tin with liners. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon together in small bowl.

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt in large bowl. Whisk squash puree, orange juice, zest, coconut milk, vanilla extract and eggs together until combined. Pour into dry and gently fold until just combined. It should be nice and fluffy. Fold in flax seeds.

Spoon a few TB into muffins liners and sprinkle with about a half TB of brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. Top with remaining batter. Sprinkle wheat germ on top of muffins.

Bake 22 mins. Cool and serve.

blood orange and sunflower seed loaf

this was a dense and hearty loaf. full of fragrant flavor from the blood oranges and a perfect crunch from the sunflower seeds. littlefoodie had 2 huge slices for breakfast this morning...i am pretty sure he loved it although he was hauling sweet booty so he could get to see that giant easter bunny so you never know these days.

when i have bigfoodie daddy tell me why the camera is producing raw, strange photos i will be posting picks once again! have no fear.

enjoy!




3/4 cup organic cane sugar
1/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
juice of one blood orange
1 lg egg white
1 egg white
1 cup organic plain yogurt
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup organic spelt flour
1/2 cup oat bran
1/4 tsp cardamom
minced, grated zest of 1 blood orange
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 cup organic, raw sunflower seeds
Cooking spray

Preheat oven to 350°. grease 8 in loaf pan.

beat sugar and butter in a mixer until light and fluffy.

add orange juice and eggs and beat well. add yogurt; beat well.

combine flour, oat bran, cardamom, orange rind, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.

add flour to sugar and beat on low just until moist.

bake 45min-1 hr.