Orange And White Chocolate Muffins

Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line muffin pan with muffin cups.

Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl. Stir mixture with a wooden spoon until thoroughly blended.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the butter, eggs, sugar, orange juice and vanilla extract. With a sharp paring knife, cut open the vanilla bean and scrape out the seeds. Add vanilla seeds and the orange zest to the egg mixture and whisk until thoroughly blended.

With a rubber spatula, fold the egg mixture into the dry ingredients, folding only until the dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in white chocolate. Using two spoons, fill the muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake the muffins for 16-18 minutes or until golden.

Cool the muffins in the pan, set on a rack. When cool, store the muffins immediately in a plastic bag or airtight container.