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Hot from the oven…The Golden Muffin
Award goes to the Two Sisters Inn
Mandarin Orange Streusel Muffins |
Manitou Springs,
CO - On November 9, 2009 at the Bed & Breakfast
Innkeepers of Colorado (BBIC) Annual Conference
held in Golden, Colorado, Sharon Smith and Wendy
Goldstein of the Two Sisters Inn - a bed and
breakfast, in Manitou Springs, CO, won the
coveted Golden Muffin Award (Best Muffin in
Colorado) for their original recipe for Mandarin
Orange Streusel Muffins (recipe below). The
winning muffins were presented in a foot-high
margarita glass which received an enthusiastic
reception from both fellow innkeepers and the
judges. The Mayor of Golden, the Honorable Jacob
Smith, presented the Innkeepers with a golden
apron with a muffin embroidered on it and the
words “Golden Muffin Award”. Sharon and Wendy
acknowledged it would be worn with great pride! |
Two Sisters Inn was honored last year at the BBIC
Annual Conference in Estes Park with the “2008 Longevity
Award” given “for years of high innkeeping standards,
support for Bed & Breakfast Innkeepers of Colorado and
their members.” Sharon and Wendy have been delighting
guests with their delectable and artistic breakfasts at
their B&B since 1990.
MANDARIN ORANGE STREUSEL MUFFINS
(Best Muffin in the State of Colorado!)
1-11 oz. can Mandarin orange segments 2 eggs, slightly
beaten
1 tablespoon orange extract ½ cup brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract ½ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup Orange Peach Mango juice 1-8 oz. carton low-fat
sour cream
¼ cup reserved Mandarin orange liquid ½ cup chopped
pecans, toasted
2 cups flour Streusel Topping
2 teaspoons baking powder ¼ cup flour
½ teaspoon baking soda ½ cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt pinch salt
3 tablespoons butter
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease and flour muffin
pans. Prepare Streusel topping by combining flour, sugar
and salt in a small bowl. Cut butter into mixture with
pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Set aside.
Drain orange segments, reserving liquid. Cut segments
into halves and place in 2-cup measuring cup. Add orange
and vanilla extracts, Orange Peach Mango juice, and ¼
cup reserved Mandarin orange liquid (total should be
about 1-1/4 cups).
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a
bowl and set aside. In a separate large bowl, combine
beaten eggs, brown sugar and white sugar until mixed.
Add oil, sour cream and orange mixture and stir until
blended. Add dry ingredients and stir just until
moistened. Fold in pecans. Fill greased and floured
muffin pans 2/3 full. Spoon Streusel topping equally
over the muffins.
Bake in a 400 degree oven for 18-20 minutes or until
toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool pans
on rack for 2 minutes and then remove muffins to cool.
Makes 12 muffins
Two Sisters Inn- a bed and breakfast (Sharon Smith &
Wendy Goldstein)
E-mail: info@twosisinn.com; URL: http://www.twosisinn.com
Address: Ten Otoe Place, Manitou Springs, CO 80829
Phone: (719) 685-9684
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