ORANGE CINNAMON ROLL MUFFINS
- 2 cups gluten-free 1-to-1 baking flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup vegan butter
- ½ cup non-dairy milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs or vegan egg replacer
- 3 tablespoons fresh squeezed Limoneira navel orange juice
- 1 tablespoon Limoneira navel orange zest
- 1 teaspoon tapioca powder
- 2 tablespoons real maple syrup
- ½ cup dried cherries
- ½ cup coconut brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ginger powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons non-dairy milk
- ¼ cup non-dairy cream cheese
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add in butter and mix to combine.
- Add in vanilla extract, milk and eggs. Whisk to form dough. Shape into ball and set aside.
- In a small bowl, add orange juice and tapioca powder. Stir to combine.
- Add in orange zest and maple syrup.
- In a medium bowl, mix brown sugar, ginger powder and cinnamon.
- Add the orange juice mixture into the sugar mixture. Combine to form paste.
- Flour dough and roll out using rolling pin between two pieces of parchment paper.
- Add sugar paste on top of muffin dough and top with cherries.
- Roll dough slowly starting from the bottom. Cut into nine slices.
- Add muffin slices into greased muffin tin.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- While muffins are cooling, add powdered sugar into a large bowl. Mix in non-dairy milk and cream cheese to form icing.
- Dip muffins into icing, top with orange zest and enjoy!