Mini Orange Muffins

from Taste of Home

Muffins:
1-1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg
1 cup milk
8 TBS butter, melted
3 TBS orange juice concentrate (I use it frozen right out of the can)
2 tsp. grated orange peel

Topping:
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup chopped pecans, optional
2 TBS. flour
1 TBS. butter, melted
1/2 tsp. grated orange peel

1. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk, butter, orange juice concentrate and orange peel; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.

2. Fill greased mini muffin cups 3/4 full.

3. Combine the topping ingredients; brown sugar, pecans, flour, butter, and orange peel; sprinkle over batter.

4. Bake at 400℉ for 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Yield 4 dozen mini muffins.

Orange Butter:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sweet orange marmalade
1 tsp. honey

In a small mixing bowl, beat the orange butter ingredients until blended. Serve with muffins.