Orange Raisin Walnut Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 orange, zest of
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup walnuts, coarsly chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 and grease muffin tins or line with papers(i find it's sometimes a good idea to spray these too, and to get the outside of the tins as well, so the tops don't stick).
• 2 mix together shortening and sugar in a large bowl, then stir in orange zest.
• 3 in another bowl, beat egg well and stir in buttermilk. add a small squeeze of orange juice right from the orange too, if you'd like.
• 4 stir baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour together in another bowl.
• 5 put dry ingredients into the sugar/shortening mix, and stir a few times(it will be *very* lumpy, lots of flour left, but don't worry).
• 6 stir in buttermilk/egg mixture til everything is just combined, still some lumps left.
• 7 fold in walnuts and raisins.
• 8 pour about 1/4-1/3 cup batter into muffin tins. there should be more than you'd usually fill (the normal 2/3 way up) them, so that they almost spill out oover the top of the tin.
• 9 bake about 25-30 minutes, test with a toothpick to make sure they're all cooked inside.
• 10 enjoy!