Country Crock Recipes

Country Orange Muffins

Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour - 1 tsp. baking soda - 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon - 1/2 cup Shedd's Spread Country Crock® Calcium plus Vitamin D - 1-1/4 cups sugar - 2 eggs - 1 Tbsp. grated orange peel - 1 cup buttermilk - 1/2 cup golden raisins - 1/2 cup coarsely chopped, well-drained mandarin oranges - 2 Tbsp. sugar, for sprinkling tops

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 12-cup muffin pan; set aside.

Combine flour, baking soda and cinnamon in medium bowl; set aside.

Beat Shedd's Spread Country Crock® Calcium plus Vitamin D with 1-1/4 cups sugar in large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Beat in eggs and orange peel. Alternately beat in flour mixture and buttermilk on low speed just until blended, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Fold in raisins and oranges. Evenly spoon into prepared pan, then sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.

Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes on wire rack; remove from pan and cool completely.