Date & Orange Muffins

1 whole orange

1/2 cup orange juice

1/2 cup chopped dates

1/2 cup butter

1 egg

1 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

3/4 cup sugar

Pinch of salt

Cut orange in pieces, remove seeds and drop the pieces

in a blender. Blend until the rind is finely ground.

Add juice, eggs, butter and dates. Give another whirl in

the blender.

Into a bowl, sift the dry ingredients. Pour the orange mixture

over the dry ingredients and stir lightly.

Drop spoonfuls into muffin tins.

Bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes.