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Edna Staebler's Date Orange Muffins

An entire orange - peel and all - goes into a food processor with dates and other stuff and you get these tasty treats!

Ingredients

  • 2 whole oranges
  • 1/2 cup orange juice made from one of the oranges
  • 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp salt

Instructions

Getting ready:

  • preheat the oven to 400 F
  • juice one orange
  • rinse / dry the second orange but do not peel it
  • roughly chop the dates, checking that there are no pits
  • prepare a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners, or butter the tin
  • note that the butter does not have to be room temperature

Instructions:

  • Cut the whole orange into 4, 6 or 8 pieces and remove any seeds.
  • Drop the orange pieces into a food processor with the half cup orange juice and whiz until the peel is finely chopped.
  • Drop in the dates and egg and butter; give the food processor a very short whirl.
  • Into a bowl sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, sugar and salt.
  • Pour the wet orange mixture over the dry mixture. Stir lightly with a wooden spoon or spatula - just enough to moisten.
  • Drop spoonfuls of the batter into muffin tins and bake at 400° F for about 15-20 minutes.
  • If icing, cool completely. These store well at room temperature in a covered tin, or can be frozen and used as needed.