date flecked orange muffins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 thin skinned orange, cut into eighths and seeded
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• place orange pieces into the blender with the egg, buttermilk, dates and butter. blend thoroughly until mixture is thick, fairly smooth with flecks. pour out into a large mixing bowl.
• in a separate bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cloves and ginger. stir flour mixture into the orange mixture and stir or fold gently with a wooden spoon or spatula only until dry ingredients have combined. don't mind any lumps that may be present. fill muffin tins to just under rims with batter.
• bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean. let stand in pan for five minutes, then remove to wire racks for cooling.