Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2007

Fantastic! I loved it.They came out really nice. I added a little extra sugar-2/3 cups, and added raisins (boil them in water/rum first) instead of dates. It came out perfect.I will surely bake these again!

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Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2007

Great recipe! - I've made these a few times with only slight modifications, and everyone liked them (including my 5 yr old nephew). Only changes I made, based on reading reviews: did not use orange peel, but used orange zest instead; changed 1/3 cup sugar to 2/3 cup sugar; added 1/2+ tsp cinnamon and pinch of nutmeg to dry ingredients. They turned out fine, not too sweet, a good muffin for breakfast or with tea.

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Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2006

I mixed the orange juice, chopped orange, chopped dates, egg and sugar in my blender. I increased the sugar just a bit, from 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup, and used fat free yogurt for the sour cream. The flavour is lovely, and I made no other changes.

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Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2006

am a bit ambivelent here as far as rating. Would rate 3.5 stars. I read all reviews first and used just 1/2 the orange peel reserving the other half in case I wanted to add more but didn't need to. These did have a very nice orange flavor. Put the eggs, juice, sugar, dates, and orange in my food processor. I thought at first I had added too much powder or soda because it had that 'fizzy' look and texture but realized it was just reacting with the acid in the juice. Subbed some of the oj with fresh pineapple juice and they still had very nice orange flavor. The problem I have with this is #1. not really sweet enough so would be more like a breakfast muffin. I intend on glazing them w/some 10x sugar mixed with oj and zest to help with this. #2. I was alarmed when I saw one reviewer mention the word 'pudding' like texture. I found I had to bake them a bit longer to get rid of that spongy pudding like texture and it didn't completely. Added 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. each of allspice and nutmeg and 1/4 tsp. cardamom. These blend of spices were complimentary. Very good flavor but just lacking in sweetness and the texture.

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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2005

Yummy and moist like little puddings. I added some ground cloves and cinnamon, and only used 1/3 the skin from the orange. I don't think I would use any more peel than that as the variety of orange I used had quite a thick peel.

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Reviewed: Jul. 12, 2005

Sorry, didn't like these at all. Made exactly as recipe stated and found them bland except for the overwhelming taste of orange skin (and I only put in half the skin). Thanks anyway, Maria.

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Reviewed: May 9, 2005

Mmmm, these were fantastic. I was a tad hesitant to put the entire orange, skin and all into the muffin, but they turned out just right! Instead of sour cream I used peach yogurt because it was all I had and the recipe still worked well. One of the best muffins I ever tasted.

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Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2004

I made these for Christmas morning and I would have given this recipe 5 stars except I had to throw out the first batch. I made them exactly as printed (orange with peel) but when I tried one it was so sour! The next batch I made the same except I peeled the orange and used grated zest instead. They turned out much better without the peel. Next time I will add a little cinnamon and nutmeg to punch it up a little.

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Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2003

Here are some changes that make these muffins even better.... OMIT: sour cream ADD: 1 stick butter (room temperature), 1/2 cup chopped pecans INCREASE: white sugar to 3/4 cup. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut orange in pieces and remove pits. In food processor, put in whole orange, o.j., egg, and butter. Blend for 3 to 4 minutes. Sift dry ingredients into a bowl. Mix in chopped dates. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until just blended. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes. You'll love this even better!

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