With the essence of orange, warm cinnamon spice and tart dried cranberries, these bakery style muffins are the perfect grab n go for these cold, rainy mornings and perfect with your coffeehouse latte or tea.
• 1 1/2 cups AP flour
• 1/2 cup white wheat flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 Tbs baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 cup (8 tablespoons) butter, melted and cooled
2 eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
zest from one (1) orange
1 cup dried cranberries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine all dry ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl then toss in dried cranberries and orange zest. Melt butter. Combine milk, eggs, juice, vanilla and mix. Pour into dry mixture and then pour in melted butter. Combine just to mix. Scoop out, filling 2/3 of parchment liners in a muffin pan. Bake 20-25 minutes until skewer inserted into center comes out clean. Optional glaze combines 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1 Tbs orange juice.
