Macadamia Nut, Cranberry, Ginger and White Chocolate Muffins
photo by momaphet
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
12 muffins
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup dried cranberries
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped crystallized ginger
- 1 tablespoon brandy or 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- 1 egg
- 2⁄3 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup melted butter
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 1⁄3 cups cake-and-pastry flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup white chocolate chips
- 1⁄2 cup dry roasted macadamia nuts, chopped
directions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 F (180 C).
- Combine dried cranberries, crystallized ginger, brandy or Grand Marnier, and hot water and let sit for 15 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl beat egg. Add brown sugar and butter and continue to beat for one minute. Stir in buttermilk.
- In separate bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Mix thoroughly. Add this mixture all at once to the egg mixture. Stir lightly until combined. Do not over mix.
- Fold in white chocolate chips and nuts, along with cranberry and brandy mixture, into the batter. Spoon into muffin cups.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until tops are slightly browned.
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I was searching ingredients to use up some buttermilk. Imagine my surprise when I found this recipe with all it's crazy ingredients & I had them all on hand! Well, I didn't have any cake flour left, so I used bread flour that I sifted twice. Everyone loved these muffins. They were moist & very flavorful. They had a beautiful balance between sweet & tangy with the ginger (I used homemade crystallized ginger), cranberries & white chocolate. Be sure to spray the muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray first. Since it wasn't noted I sprayed 6 cups & left 6 dry. I used a 2-1/2 inch ice cream scoop & one scoop filled each muffin cup perfectly. There was exactly enough batter for 12 cups. I baked mine for 20 minutes & they tested done with the toothpick, but after cutting one open, it was a tad bit moist, I think they could have gone another 3 minutes in the oven. We still ate them immediately with no regrets! Thanks for posting this, Elly. I've already forwarded the recipe to my mom.
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