Chocolate Orange Muffins

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 medium oranges, well scrubbed and wiped dry
• 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt or 1/2 cup buttermilk or 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 grease muffin cups or use foil baking cups.
• 3 finely grate orange peel.
• 4 try to take just the orange part.
• 5 a little pith will probably adhere.
• 6 chop chocolate with large knife, or use chocolate chips.
• 7 using a wooden spoon or an electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in a large bowl until pale and fluffy.
• 8 beat in eggs one at a time.
• 9 add orange peel.
• 10 add yogurt, orange juice, baking powder and baking soda.
• 11 mix very well.
• 12 batter will be quite liquid.
• 13 sprinkle flour, then chocolate, over batter.
• 14 fold gently, just enough to blend flour.
• 15 scoop the batter into muffin cups.
• 16 bake 15 to 25 minutes, until golden brown and springy to touch.
• 17 let cool on wire rack.
• 18 serve hot or warm.