Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups orange juice
  • 1/3 cup canola oil (or safflower oil)
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons tahini (raw)
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest ("grated zest of one orange")
  • 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup blueberries

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Lightly oil muffin pan with canola (or use paper muffin cups.).
  • Whisk orange juice, oil, syrup, tahini, and zest in a medium bowl.
  • Combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
  • Add orange juice mixture and combine, using as few strokes as possible to avoid overmixing the batter.
  • Fold in the blueberries.
  • Spoon into muffin pan, filling each cup about 3/4 full.
  • Bake 20-25 minutes. (Check for clean toothpick.).
  • Let sit 5 minutes before removing from pan.