Breads: Orange Muffins

By JoFClark

Ruth Alden

Ingredients

• 1 large or 2 small oranges
• 1 t soda
• 3 T melted butter
• 1 beaten egg
• 1 t baking powder
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 1 cup or small package dates
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 t vanilla
• 2 cups flour

Preparation

Step 1

Squeeze orange juice into a 1 cup measure and fill rest with boiling water.
Grind rind and add dates to fill cup. Mix.
Add soda, sugar, shortening and vanilla.
Add egg.
Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Add and beat well.
Add nuts.
Grease pan..

May use self rising flour, omitting baking powder and salt

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.