best cranberry muffins

125 Pinches
Anywhere, AL
Updated on Aug 4, 2011

I just adopted this recipe for my collection, cant wait to cook an updated version.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1.5 cups unsifted flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 cup cranberries, fresh
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

How To Make best cranberry muffins

  • Step 1
    Stir flour to aerate.
  • Step 2
    Mix the 2 tablespoons sugar with cinnamon.
  • Step 3
    Coarsely chop cranberries with knife.
  • Step 4
    Generously butter a 12 cup muffin pan.
  • Step 5
    In a small saucepan or skillet, melt butter; set aside to cool.
  • Step 6
    In a medium mixing bowl, with a fork, thoroughly stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
  • Step 7
    In a small mixing bowl beat egg enough to combine yolk and white; beat in milk and melted butter.
  • Step 8
    Add to flour mixture; stir quickly and lightly just until flour is almost dampened.
  • Step 9
    Add cranberries; lightly stir in; do not beat.
  • Step 10
    Using a large metal spoon, spoon batter into prepared muffin-pan cups, filling each slightly more than half full.
  • Step 11
    Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon-sugar over batter in each cup.
  • Step 12
    Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven until golden brown and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean - 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Step 13
    If muffins are to be held 10 to 15 minutes before serving, tip them in the pan to prevent steaming and keep in a warm oven.
  • Step 14
    To reheat cold muffins, place them in a covered pan or a closed paper bag in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.

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