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Rhubarb Pecan Muffins

Source of Recipe


The Lookout at Schooner Cove






List of Ingredients



• 2 cups flour
  
• 3/4 cup sugar
  
• 1-1/2 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
  
• 1 large egg, beaten
  
• 1/4 cup oil
  
• 2 tsp grated orange peel
  
• 3/4 cup orange juice
  
• 1-1/4 cups chopped rhubarb
  






Instructions



1. Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pecans. In a separate bowl, combine the egg, oil, orange peel, orange juice and rhubarb. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix quickly.
   
   
2. Fill well-greased muffin pans three-quarters full. Bake at 350 degrees (F) for 25 to 30 minutes.
   
   






Final Comments


Innkeeper Comments: Don't omit the orange peel -- it adds zest. Frozen rhubarb doesn't work as well, so make the most of it when it's fresh.