Black Walnut Orange Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, separated
• Grated peel of 1 orange
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 cup chopped black walnuts
• Glaze:
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
• Directions
• In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a medium bowl, beat margarine and sugar together. Add egg yolks and orange peel. Add flour mixture and orange juice alternately. In a small bowl beat egg whites until stiff. Fold egg whites and black walnuts into batter. Place in greased muffin tin filling 2/3 full. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Prepare glaze and spoon over muffins as soon as they come out of the oven.