```python
from fastapi import FastAPI, Body
import asyncio

import helpers  # noqa: F401  (the provided API)

app = FastAPI()


@app.post("/orders")
async def create_order(order: dict = Body(...)):
    loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
    processed = await loop.run_in_executor(None, helpers.process_order, order)
    return processed, 201
```