Good Morning Muffins

adapted from Pioneer Woman

Makes 18 muffins

4 cups flour
½ cup sugar
2 Tablespoons baking powder
½ cup shortening
1 cup orange marmalade
1 cup strawberry preserves
1 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs, beaten

Topping
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon melted butter
¼ teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 375ºF. Sift together flour, sugar, and baking powder. Place in a mixing bowl. Use a pastry cutter to mix in shortening. Mix marmalade, preserves, orange juice and vanilla in a small bowl. Pour into dry ingredients. Beat eggs and pour into the bowl. Mix all ingredients together gently, using fewer than 10 large strokes.

In a small bowl, mix topping ingredients.
Fill muffin pans with batter. Sprinkle 1 heaping teaspoon of topping ingredients over each muffin.

Bake for 20 to 22 minutes until done. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack. Eat warm or at room temperature.