ORANGE SPICE MUFFINS

      Title: ORANGE SPICE MUFFINS
  Categories: Muffins, Breakfast, Holidays
       Yield: 12 Servings
  
       1 c  All-purpose flour
       1 c  Whole-wheat flour
       1 tb Baking powder
   1 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
     1/4 ts Ground cloves
     1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
     1/4 ts Salt
       1    Large egg
       1 c  Sour cream
       4 tb (1/2 stick) unsalted butter;
            -melted
       1 tb Frozen orange juice concentr
            -thawed
            Grated zest of 1 large orang
     1/3 c  Packed light-brown sugar
       1 tb Sugar
  
   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Butter 12 muffin cups. Sift together
   the flours, baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon, the cloves,
   nutmeg, and salt. In a separate bowl, beat the egg with the sour
   cream, butter, and orange juice. Stir in the orange zest and brown
   sugar and mix well. Add the sour cream mixture to the dry ingredients
   and stir until just combined. Fill the prepared muffin cups about
   three-fourths full. Combine the sugar with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon
   cinnamon and sprinkle over the muffins. Bake in the preheated oven
   for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned and springy to the
   touch. Allow the muffins to stand for 5 minutes before turning them
   out onto a wire rack to cool. Serve warm. Makes 12 muffins. Source:
   "An Edible Christmas" by Irena Chalmers.
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