Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

First muffins I ever made and they turned out PERFECT! I added candied orange instead of raisins and half a teaspoon fresh ginger (those were just in my cupboard), so I guess there's plenty room for improvisation! Thanks!!!

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Biana

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Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2009

Incredible ! I just pulled them out of the oven and I'm having on right now... absolutely perfect consistency/texture. I made some changes ONLY because I didn't have any oranges, just orange juice, and I only had a TBSP of sugar left... so I added dates, cranberries, golden raisins. Instead of sugar, about 2 TBSP honey, and only 1 TBSP sugar, a little vanilla & almond extract (I never measure sorry :/) and maybe 2 tbsp extra orange juice. Topped them with cranberries or granola made from 1/4 c quick cook oats, 1tbsp brown sugar, 1tbsp butter, & dash of orange juice. SO GOOD!!! I will definitely be using this as a base recipe for future muffins, THANKS! :):):)

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Kailey W.

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Living In: Streamwood, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2009

i just made these muffins this afternoon everybody loved it! i use fresh orange juice, soak the raisins in warm water first so they are nice and moist thank you for this lovely recipe

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Reviewed: May 16, 2009

I tweaked it by using honey instead of sugar, zested a whole orange, then juiced it, which was about 1/3 cup. I used milk to make up the difference between the 1/2 c milk and 1/4 cup oj. (Juice the orange and put it in a measuring cup then fill the rest up to 3/4 cup with milk.) I topped the muffins with chunky turbinado sugar...yummmy. :-)

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Rena

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2008

Great muffins! Except that I think I'll need to add more orange zest (another tablespoon) ... I just love the smell of baked orange zests...I put 1/2 cup sugar and kind of regreted it... the muffins weren't too sweet and i would have like it sweeter... will put as per recipe next time :)

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Diana

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Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2008

This recipe is really dependent on the raisins for its sweetness. If you don't get a bite with some fruit, they are bland. To health it up a little, I replaced 1/3 of the flour with whole wheat and replaced the oil with applesauce - didn't like the flavor much, but my toddler ate them.

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natalie

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Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2008

I added pecans, 1/2 ts pumpkin pie spice and 1/2 ts nutmeg. I dusted the tops of the muffins with a little cinnamon before I cooked them. These were great. I might try next time to soak my raison in the OJ for a while (if I have the time) or use cranberries. The thing about the muffins that I liked was that they were not so much sweet but more spicy. More attitude than a normal muffin. My neighbor keeps asking me for this recipe 4 weeks after I dropped some over at her house.

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2008

I liked this recipe because the little amount of sugar needed to sweeten it. It turned out moist and with a good flavor. This will make a great breakfast muffin. The only thing I changed was to put half wheat and half white flour. I will make it again.

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Reta

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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2007

I made this recipe with approx. 1/3 wheat flour, and used the juice from the orange I zested. The raisins added that needed sweetness to make this yummy. Also, my batter was a little THICK so I bumped the temp down to 375. Maybe that's also why mine were chewier. Mine did turn out a little 'heathy tasting' - but it was my own doing.

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Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2006

Excellent! These are delicious muffins. If you would like additional orange flavoring, use ¼ cup of defrosted, undiluted orange juice concentrate (from frozen orange juice) instead of just plain orange juice. I also used golden raisins. This recipe is a keeper.

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ANTILOPE

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Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Living In: Sacramento, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2006

good taste, quick and easy.

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annnn

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Home Town: Lubbock, Texas, USA

Living In: Walnut, California, USA

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Reviewed: May 23, 2005

I thought it was very flavorless and gross. Most people said it was good the first bite and then the after taste would hit. I wouldnt do this recipe again.

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Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2005

Great recipe just as it is. Love the orange flavor!

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Pat

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Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2004

Wonderful!! Flaky & light. I used craisins and added about a 1/4 cup of crushed pecans.

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Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2004

This recipe is great. Simple and easy to make--just the right sweetness. That said, I did not use the orange zest and I used dried cranberries instead of raisins!

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