Cranberry Upside Down Muffins Food

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small pan melt margarine over medium heat. Add brown sugar and cinnamon, stir until sugar has melted. Remove from heat.
• Grease muffin tin (do not use liners).
• Break pineapple slices in half and arrange in muffin tin. The broken halves should over-lap eachother within one muffin round.
• Pour a tablespoon or so of brown sugar mix over each pineapple slice.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cakey part: In a large bowl, sift flour and baking powder; set aside.
• In a medium bowl beat margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Stir vanilla into butter/sugar mix, then, add the egg whites and beat well.
• In a small bowl, combine the pineapple juice and milk.
• Fold the wet mixes into the dry in alternating fashion (between the butter/sugar mix and juice/milk mix).
• Stir until it's just combined -- don't over mix.
• Pour batter into mufin tin over topping mix.
• Bake for 20 minute or until muffin is done ( i use the toothpick test).
• Let cool for 5 minute and run the edges of muffins with an icing knife and carefully lift out muffins -- transfer to plate.
• Eat'em hot or cool -- YUM!

UPSIDE-DOWN CRANBERRY CRUNCH

Steps:

• Set oven to 325°F.
• Grease a 8-in square baking pan.
• Place cranberries in prepared pan.
• Sprinkle with 3/4 cup sugar and pecans.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, extract, butter, flour and remaining sugar until smooth.
• Spread the mixture over the cranberry mixture.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until cake test done.
• Run a knife around the edges of dish; immediately invert onto a serving plate.
• Cut into serving-size pieces.
• Serve with whipped cream or ice cream if desired.

CRANBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In 10-inch ovenproof, nonstick skillet, combine cranberries, raspberry spread, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, orange zest, and orange juice. Bring to a boil over medium-low heat, reduce to a simmer, and cook, stirring frequently, 7 minutes or until berries have popped and sauce is thick.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, stir together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and remaining 3 tablespoons brown sugar. In measuring cup, combine buttermilk, oil, and egg. Make well in center of dry ingredients, pour in buttermilk mixture and stir to combine.
• Pour cornmeal mixture over cranberries. Bake 20 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then invert onto plate, scraping any berry mixture that sticks to the pan on top of cornbread. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CRANBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine the cranberries, 1 cup of the sugar, and the nutmeg, cook the mixture over moderately high heat, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved, and boil it, covered, for 3 minutes. Simmer the mixture, uncovered, stirring, for 3 minutes and let it cool.
• Into a bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the remaining 1/4 cup sugar, and the salt. In another bowl whisk together the egg, the butter, and the milk, add the mixture to the flour mixture, and stir the batter until it is just combined. Divide the cranberry mixture among 12 well-buttered 1/2-cup muffin tins, top it with the batter, and bake the muffins in the middle of a preheated 400°F. oven for 25 minutes, or until they are golden. Let the muffins cool in the tins for 2 minutes and invert them onto a rack.

CRANBERRY UPSIDE DOWN MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 df Place a rack in the middle of oven. Butter well or spray, with a non stick vegetable pray, 12 muffins tins.
• 2. CRANBERRY SAUCE: In a medium saucepan place the cranberries, sugar, orange juice (or water), and orange zest. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the sugar dessolves and the cranberries start to pop open, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly while you make the batter.
• 3. MUFFIN BATTER: In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• 4. Add the milk and egg mixture to the flour mixture. Stir just until cominbined. DO NOT over mix the batter or the muffins will be tough when baked.
• 5. Evenly divide the cranberry mixture among the 12 well greased muffin cups and then evenly spoon the batter over the cranberry sauce. Place in the preheated oven and bake for about 15-20 minutes, and then invert them onto a cooling rack so the cranberry topping is face up. Makes 12 regular sized muffins.

CRANBERRY UPSIDE DOWN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl; mix well.
• Add milk, butter and egg; stir just until moistened.
• Set aside.
• Prepare Cranberry Topping; (Combine ingredients in a small saucepan, Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved).
• Spoon topping into 18 greased muffin cups.
• Spoon batter over topping, filling each cup 2/3 full.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick tests clean.
• Immediately invert onto a wire rack set over wax paper; serve warm.