Orange & Date Muffins
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- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
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12 muffins
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 1 large orange
- 1⁄2 cup orange juice, fresh squeezed
- 1⁄2 cup dates, large, whole, pitted, honey
- 1 large egg
- 1⁄3 cup salted butter
- 6 pieces candied orange peel, large
- 1⁄8 cup walnuts
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup white sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cut orange into bite size pieces, removing only the seeds.
- Place the orange into an electric blender on grind, while grinding add the juice, egg and butter into the blender and mix well.
- In a seperate bowl add flour, soda, baking powder, sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Add the candied orange peel, dates and walnuts to the orange mixture and pour over the dry ingredients and stir lightly, until just combined.
- Place batter in lined muffin tins and bake for 12 - 15 min in a 400 degree oven.
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Reviews
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These are outstanding! So cool to put a chopped up orange, peel and all into the blender. I thought it might be a tad bitter from that but it wasn't. I followed the recipe exactly but I used pecans and put them on top. The only problem I had was my fault...they looked done so I took them out and after they had cooled a bit tried one and it was still uncooked in the middle so I put them back in the oven and it worked out fine. I enjoyed these warm, cold and with and without butter. Very nice orange flavor and soft muffin texture. The dates were a bonus but it would probably be good without them too and I might try adding chocolate chips instead of dates next time. Thanks for a keeper recipe! Made for Zaar Tag.
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These are outstanding! So cool to put a chopped up orange, peel and all into the blender. I thought it might be a tad bitter from that but it wasn't. I followed the recipe exactly but I used pecans and put them on top. The only problem I had was my fault...they looked done so I took them out and after they had cooled a bit tried one and it was still uncooked in the middle so I put them back in the oven and it worked out fine. I enjoyed these warm, cold and with and without butter. Very nice orange flavor and soft muffin texture. The dates were a bonus but it would probably be good without them too and I might try adding chocolate chips instead of dates next time. Thanks for a keeper recipe! Made for Zaar Tag.
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