Orange Cranberry Muffins
This is a lovely recipe for cranberry muffins, with a touch of orange for even more flavor and nutrition. Cranberries add that nice tart taste to a sweet muffin.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup maple syrup, or corn syrup
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup corn oil, or canola
- 1 tablespoon orange rind, grated
- 1 cup cranberries, fresh or frozen, chopped
- 1/2 cup walnuts, or pecans, coarsely chopped, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Spray a muffin pan with cooking spray or grease it lightly. Set it aside.
- Mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk together the eggs, corn syrup, orange juice, oil and orange rind in a large bowl. Stir in the flour mixture just until combined. Stir in the cranberries and nuts.
- Note: Really do only mix the muffin batter until everything is just combined. Do not beat the batter or overmix or the muffins will not be as tender and they could.
- Spoon the batter into the muffin pan. Bake for 18-22 minutes, until lightly browned and firm to the touch.
Nutrition
Calories: 230kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 4gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 182mgPotassium: 113mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 70IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 1mg
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