Citrus Muffins

• 3/4 cup cooking oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup fresh citrus juice
• 2 tablespoons grated citrus rind
• (recipe courtesy Georgia Downard - Gourmet Magazine)
• 1/2 cup juice of Valencia orange
• 1/2 cup juice of navel orange
• 1/2 cup juice of tangerine
• 1/2 cup juice of tangelo
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups Cognac or brandy
• Zest from 2 oranges, cut into strips
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 clove
• Dash of freshly ground nutmeg

1. Combine oil, sugar, and eggs.
2. Mix well.
3. Add remaining ingredients.
4. Blend.
5. Pour into muffin pan.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 to 15 minutes.
7. Simmer orange juice with sugar until sugar is dissolved
8. Add Cognac or Brandy, zest and spices.
9. Place in a sterilized jar, seal tightly - store in a cool place - shaking occasionally for 1 month
10. Strain it through a fine sieve into a sterilized decorative bottle for another month before serving

cooking oil, sugar, eggs, flour, salt, baking soda, vanilla, citrus juice, citrus rind, orange, tangerine, tangelo, sugar, cognac, oranges, cinnamon, clove, ground nutmeg

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/citrus-muffins-recipe.html (may not work)