"These lemony cranberry-studded muffins crunch lightly with cornmeal and are topped with a kiss of sugared lemon zest. They’re great warm from the oven, but also keep well for a few days and freeze beautifully...."
INGREDIENTS
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1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
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3/4 cup nonfat plain yogurt
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1/3 cup canola oil
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1 large egg
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3 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest, divided
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2 tablespoons lemon juice
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 1/2 cups white whole-wheat flour (see Note)
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1/2 cup cornmeal, preferably medium or fine stone-ground
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 1/2 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen (thawed), coarsely chopped (see Tip)