Orange tea muffins

36 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Sugar -- divided
½ cup Fresh orange juice
½ cup Butter or margarine --
Softened
¾ cup Sour cream
2 cans All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Orange peel -- grated
½ cup Raisins
½ cup Nuts

Directions

Combine 1 cup sugar and the orange juice; set aside. Cream butter and remaining sugar; blend in sour cream. Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Beat at low just until ingredients are combined. Stir in orange peel, raisins and nuts. The batter will be stiff. Spoon batter into greased 1¾ in. muffin cups, filling each cup completely full. Bake at 375 deg. for about 12 min. or until done. While still warm, dip each muffin in reserved sugar/orange juice mixture. Cool on wire rack. Yield: 36 small muffins.

Recipe By : Country Woman

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