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Cranberry Muffin Recipe



Cranberry Muffins A delicious cranberry muffin recipe made with dried cranberries and cherries and topped with cinnamon sugar. Serve these cranberry and cherry muffins warm for breakfast or brunch.

What can beat having fresh cranberry muffins on your breakfast table? This sweet muffin recipe is a favorite any time of year but always seems to be especially popular in the fall around Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Dried cranberries and cherries give these muffins a sweet-tart flavor that is complemented by the cinnamon sugar topping. The cinnamon sugar is wonderful on these sweet muffins!

Cranberry Muffins

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 20-25 minutes

Ingredient List:

2 cups flour
2/3 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 egg
1 cup milk
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup dried cherries
2 cups boiling water (for rehydrating the cranberries and cherries)(This water will be discarded-it is not part of the recipe.)

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Cinnamon Sugar Topping

2 Tablespoons melted butter
1/4 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

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Kitchen Equipment Needed

1 medium mixing bowl
1 large mixing bowl
1 medium sized muffin tin, well greased (for 12 muffins)

Instructions:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Step 2: Place the dried cranberries and cherries in a medium mixing bowl and add 2 cups boiling water. Let the dried fruit soak for 15 minutes.

Step 3: In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

Step 4: Stir in the melted butter, egg, and milk.

Step 5: Drain the cranberries and cherries and fold in to the batter, just until incorporated.

Step 6: Spoon the muffin batter into the well greased muffin cups.

Step 7: Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Step 8: Remove from pans and brush the tops of the muffins with melted butter.

Step 8: Sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar mixture. Roll a second time in the sugar mixture. Serve these cranberry muffins warm.

This cranberry muffin recipe makes 12 muffins.

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