how to make cranberry orange muffins

How to Make Cranberry Orange Muffins.

Wonderful served for breakfast, brunch, or tea, cranberry-orange muffins are easy to make. They are also delicious. Makes 12 muffins.



Ingredients.

3 cups (375g) flour.

1 tablespoon baking powder.

1 1/2 teaspoons salt.

1/3 cup (75g) butter, softened.

1 1/2 cups (180g) sugar.

2/3 cup (160 ml) buttermilk.

1/3 cup (80 ml) vegetable oil, canola oil suggested.

3 eggs.

1 tablespoon vanilla.

2 tablespoons orange zest.

2 cups (220g) cranberries.

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Steps.

1. Line a muffin tin with paper liners while preheating the oven.Preheat oven to 350ºF/180ºC.

2. Spray muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray, or line the muffin cups with paper liners.

3. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.

4. Cream the soft butter and sugar. Scrape down bowl sides while creaming the butter mixture.

5. Add the buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla to another mixing bowl. Whisk to combine.

6. Slowly add the buttermilk mixture to the butter mixture. Mix well and remember to scrape the bowl sides while mixing.

7. Slowly incorporate the buttermilk mix to the creamed butter. Mix well, scraping the sides of the bowl.

8. Add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Do not over mix or the muffins will be tough.

9. Fold in the orange zest and cranberries.

10. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Sprinkle muffins with sugar.

11. Bake muffins 30 to 35 minutes or until golden.

12. Let the muffins cool in the muffin pans for 10 minutes.

13. Turn out muffins to cool on wire racks.

Things You'll Need.

Measuring cups and spoons.

Mixing bowls.

Mixing spoon.

Muffin tins.

Paper liners or nonstick cooking spray.

Wire cooling racks.