Cranberry Muffins Recipe
Ingredients
| Cranberries | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Flour | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking powder | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Cinnamon | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Allspice | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Egg | 1 , beaten | |
| Grated rind of 1/2 an orange | ||
| Orange juice | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1/4 cup (60 mL) nuts of your choice, chopped (optional) | ||
Directions
€¢ Coarsely chop raw cranberries with a sharp knife on a piece of waxed paper.
€¢ Pour into a bowl and sprinkle with 1/4 cup (60 mL) of the sugar, set aside.
€¢ Place in a bowl the flour, the remaining 1/4 cup (60 mL) sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and allspice. Make a well in the centre of the mixed dry ingredients.
€¢ Combine the egg, grated orange rind and orange juice.
€¢ Melt the butter 1 minute at HIGH, add to the orange juice mixture.
€¢ Pour the whole all at once into the flour mixture. Stir just enough to blend.
€¢ Fold in the chopped sweetened cranberries.
€¢ Fill microwave-safe muffin pans a little more than half. Microwave at HIGH 3 to 4 minutes, or until dry on top.
€¢ Pour into a bowl and sprinkle with 1/4 cup (60 mL) of the sugar, set aside.
€¢ Place in a bowl the flour, the remaining 1/4 cup (60 mL) sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and allspice. Make a well in the centre of the mixed dry ingredients.
€¢ Combine the egg, grated orange rind and orange juice.
€¢ Melt the butter 1 minute at HIGH, add to the orange juice mixture.
€¢ Pour the whole all at once into the flour mixture. Stir just enough to blend.
€¢ Fold in the chopped sweetened cranberries.
€¢ Fill microwave-safe muffin pans a little more than half. Microwave at HIGH 3 to 4 minutes, or until dry on top.
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