Cranberry Orange Muffins

Submitted by pies & cakes & cookies ohmy!

"A little sweet and a little tart. These call for frozen cranberries and orange marmalade. For Texas sized muffins, it makes 6."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 12 standard or 6 Texas sized muffins
• Serves: 6-12

ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 cups flour
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon allspice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 pinch clove
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1⁄2 cup orange marmalade
• 1⁄3 cup butter, melted and cooled
• 1 egg
• 1 cup chopped frozen cranberries

directions

1. Grease 12 standard sized muffin cups, or line with papers.
2. Mix together flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.
3. Mix together buttermilk, marmalade and melted butter, and add egg.
4. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Add buttermilk mixture and mix gently just to moisten all ingredients. Fold in cranberries.
5. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Fill 3/4 full.
6. Bake at 400° for 25 minutes or till tops are golden. Cool and serve, or serve warm.

Reviews

[Dorel]

These were very tasty. Just a subtle hint of the marmalade in each bite. I used 1/2 cup brown sugar and no white. I used 1/3 cup canola oil instead of butter. I didn't chop the cranberries. They were thawed out too. I made 6 Texas sized muffins.