Chocolate Chip and Orange Muffins

Ingredients

280g plain flour

2tsp baking powder

1/2tsp bicarbonate of soda

1/2tsp salt

1 egg

110g granulated sugar

Grated rind of 1 orange

Juice of 1 orange + water to make 180ml

110g dark chocolate chips

90ml vegetable oil

Method

Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/gas 5

Sift flour, salt, baking powder, and bicarbonate of soda in a large bowl.

In a separate bowl, beat the egg, stir in the sugar, orange rind, juice plus water, and oil.  

Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry mixture, stir to combine (mixture should be thick and lumpy) .  Stir in the chocolate chips.

Spoon into muffin tins or paper cases and bake for 20-25 minutes.

Tip

When grating the orange rind, be careful not to grate any of the white pith, it will make your muffins very bitter.