Ingredients
1 med orange – seedless
1/2 C dates -- chopped and pitted
1/2 C pecans -- coarsely chopped
2 T butter -- melted
1/2 C orange juice
1 C sugar
1 lge egg -- BEATEN
2 C sifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tins with paper liners.
Cut whole, unpeeled orange into 8 sections and chop in a food processor. Add the chopped oranges to the dates, nuts, melted butter, orange juice, sugar, and egg.
Sift dry ingredients together and stir into the wet ingredients until just blended. Pour into muffin tins, filling them 3/4 full.
Bake 22-25 minutes, until puffed and firm in the center. Cool before serving.
Bake smaller muffins 15-17 minutes.
