California Fig-Orange Muffins

This fig and orange muffin recipe is a bright way to start the morning. Since tit doesn't take long to bake, you really can make these muffins in the morning.

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup Blue Ribbon Orchard Choice Calimyrna or Mission Figs, chopped
• Zest of one orange
• 1 cup plain yogurt

METHOD

Preheat oven to 400°F.

In large bowl stir together flour, baking soda and salt. In large mixer bowl cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat until fluffy. Place figs and orange zest in food processor fitted with metal blade. Process until mixture forms a paste.

Blend fig paste into creamed butter mixture; stir in yogurt. Add fig mixture all at once to dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. Divide batter among 12 large greased muffin cups. Bake in 400° F oven 15 to 17 minutes or until done.

Yield: 1 dozen

Recipe courtesy Valley Fig Growers. Thank you.

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