Cranberry Spiced Muffins
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Recipe type: Breakfast/Brunch
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Serves: 12
 
Ingredients
Muffins
  • 1 cup dried cranberries (Craisins)
  • hot water to cover them
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup (8 Tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 large egg, lightly whisked
Topping
  • 1 Tablespoon finely chopped walnuts
  • 1 Tablespoon light brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 2 Tablespoons sweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with with paper liners and set aside.
  2. Cover dried cranberries with boiling hot water and let soak for 10 minutes, draining thoroughly after.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the dried cranberries, flour, brown sugar, walnuts, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  4. In a medium bowl, combine the milk, butter, and egg, whisking until thoroughly mixed.
  5. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until just incorporated; you do not want to over-mix.
  6. Portion out the muffin batter with a large cookie scoop, dividing among the 12 cups evenly.
  7. In a small bowl, toss together the topping ingredients and then sprinkle over the muffin batter, dividing evenly.
  8. Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes, or until the tops spring back when gently touched or a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
  9. Leave in muffin tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Recipe by poet in the pantry at http://poetinthepantry.com/2012/11/05/muffinmonday-cranberry-spiced-muffins/