Orange Pistachio Glazed Spiced Muffins

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup pistachios, shelled and chopped
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 orange, zest of
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 grease or line with paper liners 10 muffin cups.
• 3 in a medium bowl, whisk the flours with the cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and allspice.
• 4 stir in the raisins.
• 5 in a large bowl, stir the yogurt with 1/2 cup sugar, the oil and the eggs.
• 6 stir the flour mixture into the yogurt mixture until just combined.
• 7 spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• 8 in a small bowl, stir the pistachios with 2 tablespoons sugar and the orange zest.
• 9 sprinkle on the muffins, pressing gently into the batter.
• 10 bake in the centre of the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes.
• 11 cool for 5 minutes, then remove from the pan to dip into the glaze.
• 12 while the muffins are cooling in the pan, place the orange juice and 3 tablespoons sugar in a very small pot.
• 13 bring to a boil, stirring for about 1 minute until syrupy and glaze-like.
• 14 holding the hot muffins at the base, dip the tops into the glaze.
• 15 any glaze left in the pan can be spooned over the muffin tops.
• 16 cool on a rack.