Cranberry And White Chocolate Muffins Recipe 445 Food

CHOCOLATE CHIP CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, coarsely chop cranberries.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs, milk, oil, orange zest and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, just until combined. Fold in chopped cranberries and chocolate chips. Do not overmix.
• Spoon batter into greased or lined (with paper liners) muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until puffed, golden and a tester inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely on rack.

MACADAMIA NUT, CRANBERRY, GINGER AND WHITE CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 F (180 C).
• Combine dried cranberries, crystallized ginger, brandy or Grand Marnier, and hot water and let sit for 15 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl beat egg. Add brown sugar and butter and continue to beat for one minute. Stir in buttermilk.
• In separate bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Mix thoroughly. Add this mixture all at once to the egg mixture. Stir lightly until combined. Do not over mix.
• Fold in white chocolate chips and nuts, along with cranberry and brandy mixture, into the batter. Spoon into muffin cups.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until tops are slightly browned.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180 °C and line a muffin pan.
• In a bowl mix flour, baking powder, white chocolate and the spices.
• In a second bowl beat the egg. Add sugar, oil and milk and blend in well.
• Give the flour mixture to the egg mixture; add the cranberries and blend in only until a smooth dough has formed (do not overmix because otherwise the muffins will turn out gooey).
• Pour into the muffin tin and bake for 20-25 minutes.