Orange Muffins

By sandrac-2

Ingredients

• 12 muffins
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 14 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 stick Shedd's Spread Country Croc~
• Spreadable Sticks .
• 1 1/4 cups PLUS 2 Tbsp. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 Tbsp. grated orange peel
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup golden raisins
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped and well drained
• mandarin oranges

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350'. Grease 12-cup muffin pan; set aside.
In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon; set aside.
In large bowl, with electric mixer, beat Shedd's Spread Country Croc~ and
1 1/4 c sugar until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Beat in eggs and orange
peel. With mixer on low, alternately beat in flour mixture and buttermilk just
until blended, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Fold in raisins and
oranges. Evenly spoon batter into prepared pan. Evenly sprinkle with
remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar
Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.
On wire rack, cool 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.