Orange Chocolate Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 , 1 ounce
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 6 tablespoons margarine , softened
• 0.75 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 0.25 cups orange juice
• 0.5 cups buttermilk

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 12 cup muffin pan, or line with paper liners.

2. 2

   In a medium bowl, mix flour, semisweet chocolate, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

3. 3

   In a separate medium bowl, cream together margarine and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the orange zest, orange juice, and buttermilk. Pour into the flour mixture, and mix just until evenly moist. Spoon batter into muffin cups.

4. 4

   Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Let muffins cool in the pan on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes before removing from the pan.