Cranberry Orange Muffins

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Delicious and easy to make. One of my favorites!

• Total Time: 32 mins
• Prep Time: 12 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 12 muffins

• 1 cup fresh cranberries, chopped
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Grease a 12 cup muffin pan.
3. In a bowl, stir together cranberries, 1/4 cup of the sugar, and orange peel.
4. In a larger bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and the rest of the sugar.
5. Add oil, orange juice, and eggs all at once to the flour mixture and stir until moistened.
6. Fold in sugared cranberries and nuts.
7. Pour batter into muffin pan, evenly dividing batter between cups.
8. Bake at 400F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Reviews

[Suzanna Marie]

Made for June, 2010 Orange Tag Game. Very nice (and easy to make) muffin. Not sweet at all, and with just enough hint of tart to give it a nice "zing." Mine turned out a tad dry, but I believe I baked them too long. I hit 23 mins. and forgot to check after 20. Twenty minutes in my oven would have been enough; but...there's always next time to correct MY error! Thanks for a great cranberry/orange recipe.

[jusme]

Oh my gosh, I'm definitely going to be making these muffins a lot!! I used chopped pecans, but I'm sure they are good with any kind of nut. I took made these to take to Christmas brunch, and they were a hit. Thanks for posting the recipe!

[The_Swedish_Chef]

I have a standard muffin recipe that I've used for over 30 years but it requires buttermilk and I had none at home. Time to try something NEW, I thought, so I searched for a much reviewed Cranberry-Orange Muffin recipe and saw this one. It turned out delightfully light and flavourful; very easy to make. I added 1 tsp. of ground ginger to the batter, used melted butter rather than oil and left out the nuts; topped muffins with an orange zest/sugar/cinnamon dusting. Fifteen minutes after they were cool enough to eat, there was NO evidence of their existance...they were completely gone! Wonderfully fast and easy to make; another classic to add to the recipe file. Saves me from having to buy buttermilk just for muffins!