Delightful (Low-Fat) Cranberry Muffins

Name: Delightful (Low-Fat) Cranberry Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12 muffins, 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 large egg; 1 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons margarine, melted; 1 cup orange juice; 1 teaspoon orange rind, chopped; 1 1/4 cups fresh cranberries, halved or 1 1/4 cups frozen cranberries, thawed

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Recipe by Chris from Kansas

This recipe comes from the Dr. Cookie cookbook which turns original recipes into great-tasting healthier ones. These cranberry muffins are especially tasty.

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READY IN: 25mins

SERVES: 12

YIELD: 12 muffins

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

cups flour
1

tablespoon baking powder
¹⁄₄

teaspoon salt
1

large egg
1

cup sugar
2

tablespoons margarine, melted
1

cup orange juice
1

teaspoon orange rind, chopped
1 ¹⁄₄

cups fresh cranberries, halved or 1 1/4 cups frozen cranberries, thawed

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400.
Coat a 12-muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
Whisk the flour with the baking powder and salt and set aside.
Beat the egg, sugar and margarine with an electric mixer set on medium until smooth.
Add the orange juice and orange peel and beat again.
Mix the flour and cranberries into the batter by hand just until combined.
Spoon the batter into the muffin cups so that each is about two-thirds full.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes our until the muffins are lightly browned, puff up and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in the tin set on a wire rack for about 10 minutes.
Remove the muffins from the tin and eat them warm or let them cool completely on wire rack.

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