Orange Date Muffins

1 whole Orange
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup chopped dates
1 egg
1/2 cup butter or margarine ( not melted)
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Cut the orange into pieces to remove seeds.
Drop pieces into blender with orange juice
and whirl until peel is finely chopped.
Drop in the date, egg and butter. Give
blender a short whirl.
Stir together the dry ingredients.
Pour orange mixture over and stir only until
moistened.
Bake at 375 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes.
Yields 9-10 large muffins.

from the Muffin Mania Book by Cathy Prange
and Joan Pauli