Orange And White Chocolate Muffins

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains			12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	All-purpose flour, sifted
2	t	Double acting baking powder
1	t	Baking soda
1/8	t	Salt
8	T	Unsalted butter, 1 stick
		melted and cooled until
		tepid
2		Eggs, lightly beaten at
		room temperature
2/3	c	Granulated sugar
1/2	c	Orange juice
1/2	t	Vanilla extract
1		Vanilla bean
		Zest of 1 orange, finely
		chopped
8	oz	White chocolate, finely

INSTRUCTIONS

Preparation: Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to
350Â°F. Line a muffin pan with muffin cups. In a medium bowl, whisk
together the butter, eggs, sugar, orange juice and vanilla extract.
With a sharp paring knife, cut open the vanilla bean and scrape out
the seeds. Add the vanilla seeds and the orange zest to the egg
mixture and whisk until thoroughly blended. With a rubber spatula,
fold the egg mixture into the dry ingredients, folding only until the
dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in the white chocolate. Using two
spoons, fill the muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake the muffins for 16 to 18
minutes, or until golden. Cool the muffins in the pan, set on a rack.
When cool, store the muffins immediately in a plastic bag or airtight
container.  YIELD: 12 muffins  PREPARATION: 30 minutes plus baking and
cooling times. Posted to  recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 449 by
"Bunny"  <layla696@ix.netcom.com> on Jan 4, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 211 Calories From Fat: 78 Total Fat: 8.9g Cholesterol: 51.4mg Sodium: 282.9mg Potassium: 113.8mg Carbohydrates: 29.4g Fiber: 1.3g Sugar: 12.2g Protein: 4.1g

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