Sparkling Cranberry Muffins

Name: Sparkling Cranberry Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 muffins
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped fresh cranberries or 1 cup frozen cranberries; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup cold butter; 3/4 cup orange juice; 1 egg, slightly beaten; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 1/4 cup sugar

Submitted by Charlotte J

"This warm cranberry muffin, dipped in melted butter and then sugar, would be a delight on a cold snowy afternoon."

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 12 muffins

ingredients

1 cup chopped fresh cranberries or 1 cup frozen cranberries
2 tablespoons sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
¹⁄₃ cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ cup cold butter
³⁄₄ cup orange juice
1 egg, slightly beaten
¹⁄₄ cup butter, melted
¹⁄₄ cup sugar

directions

Heat oven to 400°F.
Combine cranberries and 2 tablespoons sugar in small bowl.
Set aside.
For the muffin mixture stir together flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl.
Cut in 1/2 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Stir in orange juice and egg just until moistened.
Gently stir in cranberry-sugar mixture.
Spoon batter into greased or paper-lined muffin pan.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan.
Dip tops of muffins in 1/4 cup melted butter, then in sugar.
Serve warm.

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Reviews

These are very good even without the butter/sugar dip. I added some orange zest and a second egg because I could only get 1/2 cup of orange juice out of my two oranges. It worked!

bearwacket
Fantastic! I added a handful of chopped walnuts to this and they are great. I also just sprinkled sugar on top prior to baking to save a step and thought they turned out well.

lisa.smithback
terrific muffins. I used 1 1/2 c cranberries and subbed splenda for the sugar. Very very nice, will be making them again

MarraMamba
This was a good cranberry muffin, but for my personal tastes it does need a little tweaking. I would increase the amount of chopped cranberries & add in some orange zest for more taste. They are very pretty with the sugar covering.

Judy from Hawaii
this is a tasty muffin i had to chop the cranberrys to get sugar to stick the cranberries really do get soft guys thank you for posting dee

Dienia B.