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.
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