Buttermilk Cranberry Muffins

photo by lilsweetie

- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
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18 muffins
ingredients
- 1 cup cranberries, coarsely chopped
- 3⁄4 cup sugar, divided
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1 egg
- 1 1⁄2 cups buttermilk, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
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Cranberry Butter
- 1 cup cranberries
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
directions
- Combine cranberries and 1/4 cup sugar; set aside.
- Mix together flour, remaining sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Using pastry blender, cut butter into dry ingredients until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Lightly beat together egg, buttermilk and orange juice.
- Add the liquid and sweetened cranberries to dry ingredients, stirring until just moistened; be careful to not over mix.
- Spoon batter into greased muffin cups, filling two-thirds full.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.
- To make cranberry butter, puree cranberries in blender.
- Add sugar, butter, and lemon juice; process until smooth.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
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Reviews
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I took these out of the oven just a few minutes ago. Already, my sleepy heads are rousing out of bed to see what the delicious smell is all about. They have a wonderful light texture. I made the cranberry butter last night. Makes a wonderful sweet and a little tangy spread. Thanks for posting this one.
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I happened to find some frozen cranberries in my freezer and I had all the other ingredients so I made these muffins and I am so glad I did ~ they are fantastic! They have a very tender crumb and really go with any meal any time you have cranberries. They are easy to make, too. Thanks for posting a keeper!
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