This is a recipe I am very sentimental about. This was the first recipe I baked. I started baking around two years ago and was pretty nervous. I had read up a lot on baking and everyone spoke about how important precise measurements are and how necessary it is to choose the right way to measure – cups versus weight. The line that gave me the most nightmares was – Mix but don’t overmix. Actually this line still scares me. 

  

It was at such a time a friend came to my rescue and told me – think but don’t overthink. I was on the verge of strangling her when she handed me this recipe and said – try it out. You’ll learn only if you attempt. Wiser words were not spoken since.

So here it is –

WHAT WE NEED

Plain yogurt                               1/2 cup

Milk                                              1/4 cup

Oil                                                 1/4 cup

Orange juice                              2 tbsp

Whole wheat flour                   1 cup

Sugar                                             1/2 cup

Baking powder                           1/2 tsp

Baking soda                                 1/4 tsp

Orange zest                                  4 tbsp

Raisins                                           6 tbsp

WHAT TO DO

• Preheat the oven to 180C
• Mix the wet ingredients – oil, yogurt, milk and orange juice.
• In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients – flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients
• Mix them well till there is no fry flour visible.
• Add the orange zest and raisins and mix
• Pour the batter into a greased muffin tray or lined with muffin liners.
• Bake for 20 minutes
• Cool for 10 minutes 
• Enjoy!

NOTES

1. I use freshly squeezed orange juice. If you re using store bought juice then add 6 tbsp sugar, taste the batter and add an additional 1 or 2 tbsp sugar later.
2. If your orange juice is light in colour then replace 2-3 tbsp of sugar with brown sugar to get a darker colour. 

This is my post for the Cooking from Cookbook challenge hosted by Srivalli.