Farm Fresh Zucchini Cranberry Nut Muffins

Description

Steve, my farmer friend, has kept me well supplied with zucchini. I was looking to make an original muffin recipe to thank him that would knock his socks off.

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup margarine, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup grated zucchini
  • 1 cup cranberries
  • ½ cup walnut pieces

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Prepare 12 muffin cups with liners.
  2. Mix 6 tablespoons flour and brown sugar together in a bowl for topping; cut butter into the flour mixture until you have pea-sized crumbs. Set aside.
  3. Beat margarine and white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat egg and vanilla into the butter mixture.
  4. Mix 1 1/2 cups flour
  5. baking powder
  6. baking soda
  7. and salt together in a separate bowl; gradually beat into the butter mixture. Fold zucchini
  8. cranberries
  9. and walnuts into the mixture; spoon into prepared muffin cups
  10. filling nearly to the top. Sprinkle reserved topping mixture onto the batter.
  11. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
  12. about 25 minutes.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 12

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