Recipe Date Flecked Orange Muffins (Brunch)

Required Ingredients:

• 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

Preparing/Cooking:

• 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.

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