Butterfly Orange Muffins
2 c Flour, self-rising 2 tb Sugar 1 Egg; beaten 1 c Milk 3 tb Shortening; melted (or oil) 1 tb Orange rind; grated 24 Mandarin orange sections; -drained Combine flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Blend together egg, milk, shortening, and orange rind. Add liquid all at once to flour mixture, stirring only until flour is moistened. Fill greased muffin pans 2/3 full. Place 2 orange sections on each muffin in opposite directions to form a butterfly. Bake at 425 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in 1972. |