Cranberry Orange Muffins
Make your day brighter with cranberry orange muffins. These delightful treats are perfect for any occasion - from breakfast to desserts.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
- 3 cups 383 grams all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup chopped pecans, or walnuts
- 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 400 F. Grease and flour a muffin tin or line the muffin cups with parchment paper liners.
- Toss the cranberries with 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and remaining 1 cup of sugar in a mixing bowl; whisk to blend. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- In a separate bowl whisk the eggs with the milk; stir into the flour mixture just until moistened.
- Gently fold the chopped nuts, orange zest, and sugared cranberries into the batter.
- Fill the muffin cups about two-thirds full.
- Bake the muffins for 20 to 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
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