Cranberry Sauce Muffins
Check Out: Blueberry Muffin Recipe
This recipe is a good use of any leftover cranberry sauce from Christmas. I haven’t made muffins for a while so I thought I will make something from my leftover cranberries while the Christmas mood is still lingering. I use back my trusty blueberry muffins base recipe, but I half the sugar since the cranberry sauce is already sweet . The mild sweetness of the muffins complement the tartness of the cranberries very well. Forget about leftovers, I think I will make cranberry sauce just to bake these!
Cranberry Sauce Muffins Recipe
This recipe is a good use of any leftover cranberry sauce from Christmas. The mild sweetness of the muffins complement the tartness of the cranberries.
Serves: a dozen muffins with cupcake liner measuring 5cm in diameter by 3cm in height
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups* (190g) plain flour
- 1 1/2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 tbsp baking powder
- 100g caster sugar
- 200g cranberry sauce (either store-bought canned whole cranberry sauce or home-made)
- 3/4 cup cranberries (if frozen, no need to thaw before use)
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 65 grams butter softened
* Cup refers to US cup measurement
You also need:
- sieve
- large bowl & wooden spoon
- disposable baking cases
- muffin baking tray
Directions:
- Sift flour, baking powder and sugar together, and mix well.
- Add in milk, vanilla extract, eggs and butter and stir until just blended (and lumpy). Be careful not to over mix as it will result in a tough texture.
- Fold in the cranberries and cranberry sauce into the mixture. Place baking cases in muffin tins. Spoon the mixture into the cases till about 2/3 full
- Bake for 20 minutes in preheated oven of 200°C (392°F) or until slightly golden brown. Allow to rest for several minutes before serving. Store for a day in an airtight container. Freeze extras in ziplock bags and whenever you need a muffin or two, toast them for a few minutes in the oven until they are warm.