Cranberry Cornmeal Muffins

Prep Time: 10 min

Cook Time: 20-25 min

Portions: 12
Ingredients
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¼ cup olive oil (not EVOO)
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1 cup flour
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1 cup cornmeal (fine or medium)
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2 tsp baking powder
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1 egg
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¾ cup sour cream
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⅓ cup maple syrup or honey
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zest of one lemon or ½ orange
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¼ tsp salt
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½ cup frozen cranberries chopped or cranberry sauce
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degree Fahrenheit.
- Line muffin tins with baking cups.
- Mix all wet ingredients together, except for cranberries.
- In a separate bowl mix all dry ingredients together.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients and stir until incorporated.
- If using frozen cranberries gently incorporate now and fill baking cups to ¾ full.
- If using cranberry jelly fill baking cups to ½ full. Add a teaspoon of cranberry jelly and then the rest of the muffin mix on top so that the muffins are ¾ full in the baking cups.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
NUTRITIONIST’S TIP:
I like to use leftover cranberry sauce from the holidays instead of it going to waste. I don’t buy canned cranberry sauce because I find the taste too sweet. I typically buy fresh cranberry and simmer them down with orange juice, orange zest and maple syrup to my desired consistency.
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