CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY MUFFINS |
Author: Mrs. Butterfingers
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 40 mins
This is a lovely treat for Christmas morning. Not too sweet but with a lovely burst of cranberry flavour. The muffins would be delicious with ham, bacon or sausages.
- Scant 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup sugar
- 4 tbsp(2 oz) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- ¾ cup milk
- 1¼ cups fresh cranberries (thawed if frozen)
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated to finish .
- Preheat oven to 400°F/200°C. Lightly grease your muffin tins with butter and use paper liners to make it easier to remove these delicate and light muffins.
- Have all your ingredients at room temperature.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. Stir in the sugar. Combine the butter, eggs, and milk in a separate bowl, then pour into the bowl of dry ingredients. Stir just until all of the ingredients are evenly combined, then stir in the cranberries.
- Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle the finely grated Parmesan cheese over the top. bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, until risen and golden.
- Remove the muffins from the oven and let cool slightly in the pans. Put the muffins on a cooling rack and let cool completely.
- This recipe can be easily doubled. Why not!!!
Cook's Note: For a sweeter alternative, replace the Parmesan cheese with brown sugar.
Recipe by Mrs. Butterfingers at http://mrsbutterfingers.com/?p=468
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