Cranberry Muffin Recipe

5 from 2 reviews

These Cranberry Muffins are made with buttermilk for an ultra tender crumb. The muffins are chock full of tangy berries and you have your choice of toppings to finish the muffins.

Prep Time30

Bake Time20

Total Time50

Servings:18 Standard Muffins

Ingredients

Batter

14 oz all purpose flour (2 3/4 cups, see note)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon table salt
4 oz granulated sugar (½ cup)
2 large eggs
8 oz Buttermilk (1 cup)
5 oz vegetable oil (2/3 cup)
1 orange
8 oz cranberries (2 heaping cups)

Sugar Topping

4 oz granulated sugar (½ cup)
1 orange
4 oz unsalted butter (melted)

Glaze Topping

4 oz confectioner sugar (1 cup)
1 orange

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Butter and flour 18 standard-size muffin cups or line with paper liners. Alternately, this recipe will make 9-10 jumbo muffins.
Place the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and the sugar in a large mixing bowl. Whisk the dry ingredients to combine.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, vegetable oil and the finely grated zest and 1/4 cup of juice from the orange.
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients. Stir until the flour is barely incorporated, then fold in the cranberries. Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tins filling no more than 2/3 full.
Bake until the center of a muffin springs back when lightly pressed or a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out with a few moist crumbs, 15-20 minutes. While the muffins are baking prepare either the sugar topping or the glaze.
For the sugar topping: In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar with the finely grated zest from the orange. In another small bowl combine the melted butter and 1/4 cup of orange juice.
For the Glaze: Combine the confectioner's sugar with the finely grated zest from the orange and 3 tablespoons of the juice.
Cool the muffins in the pan for 10 minutes. They should still be warm, but not too hot to handle. For sugar topped muffins dip the top of each muffin into the melted butter and then into the sugar. For glazed muffins, dip each muffin into the glaze. Allow the sugar or glaze to set for a few minutes before serving.

Notes

If measuring the flour by volume use the “dip & sweep” method. That is, dip the measuring cup into the flour bin, overfill it, then sweep away the excess.

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