Best Crunchy Cranberry Buttermilk Muffins Recipes

CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, salt and orange zest. Cut in shortening until crumbly. In a small bowl, combine the orange juice, eggs and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and nuts., Fill 18 greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375° until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 18-20 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire rack. Serve warm.

BUTTERMILK CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Pre-heat your oven to 375F and grease a 12 x muffin pan with softened butter. Sift together all the measured dry ingredients.
• Melt the 1/3 cup of butter and remeasure to ensure proper amount.
• Mix all the wet ingredients together (including butter).
• Mix together the wet and dry ingredients, making sure not to over mix the batter. Fold in the frozen cranberries.
• Garnish with streusel or other appropriate garnish such as nuts or chocolate chips.
• Bake the buttermilk cranberry muffins at 375F for 20 - 25 minutes or until golden brown on top.

BUTTERMILK CRANBERRY RAISIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. Pour buttermilk into a large bowl and add the bran flakes. Goal is to soften them up. If you are making your own buttermilk (which I do regularly, make sure the milk sits for 10 minutes with the vinegar in it before using it.)
• 2. Add the oil, the egg, baking soda, salt, vanilla, optional orange extract*. Mix by hand about 4-5 strokes. *Note: Sometimes I use a tsp of pure maple flavoring instead or 2 tbsps of pure maple syrup.
• 3. Add ground flax seed, sugar and flour. Mix by hand until incorporated. No need to use an electric mixer. Then fold in the coconut, raisins, 1/2 the chopped walnuts, cranberries. Note: I just put the nuts in a sandwich bag and pound them a few times with my meat mallet to break them up.
• 4. Pour into XL greased or lined muffin tins. Sprinkle the reserved 1/4 cup of nuts on top of the muffins. This makes them crunchy and roasts the nuts while cooking which enhances their flavor.
• 5. Bake at 375 for 20-25 min or until toothpick comes out clean. If muffin tops start to turn too brown, I tent with foil or place a piece of parchment paper on top of them in the last 5-10 min. When done, let cool just long enough for you to remove from muffin tins and cool the rest of the way on wire rack. Cooling in the tins drys them out. Note: If you used regular large-sized muffin tins (12) instead of XL (6), cook for 15-20 min. Since this is the whole breakfast in my family and so good for you, I make XL-sized.

CRUNCHY-TOP CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine first 6 ingredients.
• In separate bowl, whisk together yogurt, orange juice, oil and eggs; pour over flour mixture. Sprinkle with cranberries.
• Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Spoon batter into greased muffin cups. Fill 3/4 full.
• Topping: Combine sugar with orange peel; sprinkle 1 tsp over batter in each cup.
• Bake at 400 for 25-30 min or until tops are firm to the touch.

CRANBERRY BUTTERMILK MUFFINS IN A JAR

Steps:

• To assemble the gift jar:.
• Wash and thoroughly dry a 1-quart wide-mouth canning jar. (Decorative or vintage jars make a great keepsake after the muffin mix is used, just make sure the jar is food safe and washed thoroughly.).
• Layer the ingredients in the jar as listed above, starting with the sugar on the bottom, then flour, cranberries, ginger, baking powder, baking soda and finally salt.
• Press each ingredient layer firmly into place with a flat-bottomed object (like a plastic cup) before adding the next.
• Secure the lid.
• Create a recipe card that shares directions to prepare & bake muffins.
• Directions to prepare muffins:.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large bowl combine buttermilk, butter, eggs and vanilla.
• Add contents of jar and stir until just combined.
• Spoon batter into greased or papered muffin tins, filling each cup two-thirds full.
• Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool muffins for 5 minutes in the tin.
• For a special treat make a slit in the top of the muffin and insert a pat of butter for any muffins you are going to eat right then.
• Serve immediately or store in a sealed container for up to one week.

CRANBERRY ORANGE BUTTERMILK MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F
• Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners or spray generously with nonstick cooking spray. Grease the top of the muffin pan.
• For the streusel, mix all the ingredients together with a fork or your fingertips in a small bowl to make a crumbly mixture. Set aside.
• For the batter, whisk the oil, brown sugar, zest, and egg together in a large bowl. The mixture should be pasty.
• Stir in the vanilla and buttermilk.
• In a large bowl, stir together 2 1/2 cups of the flour, the salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Add to the wet ingredients and blend.
• Fold in the fruit. The use of frozen fruit may help firm up the batter. If not, and the batter seems too loose, add 1/4 cup more flour to make the batter a bit stiffer.
• Using a large ice-cream scoop, fill the muffins cups to the top. Sprinkle streusel topping evenly over each muffin. Place the muffin pan on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then lower the oven temperature to 350°F and bake for another 12 to 15 minutes, or until the muffins spring back when pressed lightly.
• Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before unmolding onto wire racks.