Fresh Cranberry Muffins

Description

This recipe is the best! These muffins are accompanied with a hot cranberry spread and we have them every Thanksgiving in place of dinner rolls.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons orange zest
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ cup shortening
  • ¾ cup orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 ½ cups chopped cranberries
  • 1 ½ cups chopped walnuts
  • 1 (8 ounce) can whole cranberry sauce
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
  • ¼ cup margarine

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray or grease a 12 cup and 6 cup muffin tin.
  2. Mix together the flour
  3. sugar
  4. baking powder
  5. baking soda
  6. orange peel
  7. nutmeg
  8. cinnamon and ginger.
  9. Cut in shortening; stir in juice
  10. vanilla
  11. eggs
  12. cranberries and nuts. Pour into muffin cups and bake for 25 minutes or until brown.
  13. Prepare the topping in a saucepan over low heat by whisking together the cranberry sauce
  14. brown sugar and margarine. Cook until heated and smooth. Remove from heat and serve as a spread for the muffins.

Servings: 18

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