Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 23 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 14 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup milk
  • 12 cup cooking oil
  • 13 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
  • 2 teaspoons orange rind, finely shredded
  • 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
  • to taste frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed (optional)

Method

  • Grease twenty-four 2-1/2" muffin cups or line the cups with paper bake cups.
  • Set the muffin pans aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
  • Make a well in the center.
  • In another mixing bowl stir together eggs, milk, oil, thawed orange juice concentrate, and orange peel.
  • Add all at once to flour mixture.
  • Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy).
  • Stir in chocolate pieces.
  • Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full.
  • Bake in a 400 degree oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden.
  • Remove from pans; serve warm.
  • If desired, brush muffin tops with a little orange juice concentrate.