Friday, May 27, 2011

Cranberry Orange Muffins

Adapted from America's Test Kitchen

1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups yogurt  (or sour cream works)
1c cranberries, I like dried
1 orange zested
1/2-1orange freshly squeezed



 
  

1. Adjust oven rack to lower middle position and heat oven to 375°F Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt in medium bowl; set aside.
2 Mix eggs and yogurt. Add to the dry indgredients until just mixed with a spatula.
3. Add butter, cranberries, orange zest, and juice. Mix with spatula
4.Spray twelve-cup muffin tin (or more) with vegetable cooking spray with flour 
5.Use large ice cream scoop to divide batter evenly among cups. Bake until muffins are golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Set on wire rack to cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Remove muffins from tin.

I like to use mini muffin tins too and bake about 20min.


Can be frozen too.

Yogurt Pops

2c yogurt - any type you like - we like raspberry fruit on the bottom
2c fruit - either fresh or frozen
1/2c-3/4c confectionary sugar

Mix in blender. Pour into molds (popsicle molds, ice trays with sticks, small paper cups with sticks etc)
Freeze.  Eat.

Fun to make with the kids, yummy, and pretty nutrious - bonus.