Orange Date Oatmeal Muffins

My sister Penelope recommends these tasty muffins. Oranges and dates are very good flavour mates.

Ingredients:

• 1&1/4 cups milk
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 medium orange (seeded)
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1/2 cup chopped dates
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Methods:
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.

Grease large muffin tins or line with paper baking cups. Pour the milk over the oats in a bowl and let stand for 5 minutes. Finely chop the quartered orange in a food processor or blender. I don't have a food processor and my blender appeared to be dead when I tried to use it, so I ended up chopping the orange with a knife. Whatever works.

Stir the orange into the oat mixture along with the egg, sugar, melted butter and dates. Combine the flour, salt and baking powder in a large bowl, then stir the wet ingredients into the dry until just mixed. Fill the muffin cups to the top and bake for 20-25 minutes or until they are golden brown.