Orange and Chocolate Muffins
Chocolate marbled muffins are topped with chopped roasted almonds. 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup chopped toasted almonds* 1 egg, beaten 3/4 cup orange juice 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa 1 teaspoon finely grated orange peel Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the chopped almonds; stir the rest into the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl or large measure, combine the egg, orange juice, and vegetable oil. Stir into the dry ingredients until all ingredients are moistened. Remove half of the batter to another bowl. Stir cocoa into half of the batter; set aside. Stir orange peel into the remaining batter. Place paper liners in a 12-muffin pan. Holding pan and tipping it to the side slightly, spoon in orange batter. Fill other side of muffin cups with chocolate batter. Sprinkle muffins with reserved chopped almonds. Bake at 400� F for 20 minutes. Serve warm. Makes 12 muffins. *To toast almonds, spread out in a single layer on a baking sheet. Toast in a 350� oven, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes. Or, toast in an ungreased skillet over medium heat, stirring, until golden brown and aromatic. -- _______________________________________________ Get your free email from www.doramail.com with 30 Megs of disk space in webhosting and e-mail storage! Powered by Outblaze ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Take a look at donorschoose.org, an excellent charitable web site for anyone who cares about public education! http://us.click.yahoo.com/O.5XsA/8WnJAA/E2hLAA/QXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
