Mandarin Orange Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges (a 15-oz can works as well)
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f place muffin papers in muffin tins or spray tins with vegetable oil.
• 2 drain oranges and pat dry with paper towels. set aside.
• 3 whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, allspice, and sugar. cut in shortening with a pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 4 whisk together egg and milk. pour into flour mixture and stir with a fork just until combined. do not overmix. batter will be thick. (if your batter is crumbly, you may add a small splash of milk). carefully fold in mandarin oranges.
• 5 fill muffin tins 3/4 full. bake 20 to 25 minutes until center tests done and muffins are lightly golden.
• 6 while muffins are baking, place melted butter in a small bowl. in another small bowl, whisk together sugar and cinnamon.
• 7 when muffins are done, dip each hot muffin first into the butter and then into the cinnamon sugar. let cool.