Gayle’s Blender Muffins

Ingredients:

2 oranges

1 egg

¼ c oil

1 ½ c flour

¾ c sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

Pinch nutmeg

Pinch cloves

1 c chocolate chips

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Preheat oven to 375°F.

Zest the 2 oranges over the blender.

To the first orange, cut off all the pith. (The pith is bitter and no one wants that in their muffins.) Cut this orange into 8 pieces and add to the blender. To the second orange, juice it and measure ½ c orange juice. If you don’t have enough, top it up with water to make ½ c liquid. Add to blender.

Add egg, and oil to blender. Blend until smooth.

Add flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Blend until smooth.

Add chocolate chips and blend until just mixed in.

Pour mixture into well greased muffin tins and bake at 375°F for 15-20 minutes. Let muffins rest in pan for 10-15 minutes before removing.

Makes 10 medium size muffins.

Note: The original recipe doesn’t include any spices. I’ve added typical spices which a lot of muffin recipes use. Also, the original recipe calls for ½ c raisins and ½ c chopped nuts. I replaced this with 1 c chocolate chips. You could add 1 c of any kind of dried fruit or nuts.