Description
Delightful Cranberry Orange Muffins that are moist and bursting with flavor, perfect for breakfast or a snack.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups all purpose flour good quality
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ½ cup light olive oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup greek yogurt or labne
- 2 Tbsp buttermilk
- 2 cups cranberries fresh or frozen
- 2 tsp grated rind of one orange preferably organic
- 2 Tbsp Swedish pearl sugar or Demerara sugar for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C).
- Sift first 3 ingredients into a large bowl, then stir in sugar.
- Place the cranberries (toss with a tiny bit of flour) with the grated orange peel in a small bowl, and set aside.
- In a large measuring jug, combine the eggs, oil, yogurt and buttermilk and whisk to combine.
- Stir the yogurt mixture into the dry ingredients, just until barely combined.
- Add the cranberries and orange peel, and continue to fold the mixture until just combined.
- Place the mixture into the muffin cups or mini-loaf pans, or one large loaf tin, then sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown and a skewer comes out clean when inserted in the center.
Notes
- If using regular yogurt, omit the buttermilk/milk.
- For a variation, use dried cranberries instead of fresh.
- Do not over stir the muffin mixture to keep them light and fluffy.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg