Crumb Topped Cranberry Eggnog Muffins Recipes

CRANBERRY EGGNOG MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, whisk the first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk egg, eggnog and melted butter until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened., Spoon 1 tablespoon batter in bottom of each of 12 greased or paper-lined muffin cups. Drop 1 teaspoon cranberry sauce into center of each; top with remaining batter and cranberry sauce. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl., Bake 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

CRANBERRY-EGGNOG MUFFINS

Steps:

• Prepare the muffins: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Mist a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray. Warm the cranberries and rum in a small saucepan over medium heat, then remove from the heat and let steep 5 minutes. Drain.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, brown sugar and salt in a medium bowl.
• Whisk the butter, eggnog, eggs and vanilla in another bowl. Gently fold into the flour mixture. (The batter will be lumpy; do not overmix.) Fold in the cranberries. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups.
• Make the topping: Mix the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter, salt and brown sugar in a bowl with your fingertips until it looks like wet sand. Sprinkle generously over the batter.
• Bake until the muffins are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool slightly in the pan, then carefully remove to a rack.

LEFTOVER EGGNOG CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, mix eggnog, eggs and butter. Stir into flour mixture just until blended. Fold in cranberry sauce and pecans. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until center of muffin springs back when lightly touched.

CRANBERRY ORANGE GRANOLA CRUMBLE TOPPED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Soak the cranberries in the juice overnight, I added the zest to the jar also.
• (one jar with a lid, I save a PB jar for this use) The next day-- preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Spray either 6 large muffin baking cup pan or 12 small muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Make the topping, combine flour, cinnamon and sugar, cutting in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs and set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together the granola, soaked canberries and juice and applesauce.
• Set aside for 5 minutes, or until cereal is softened.
• Once cereal is soft, add the oil and the vanilla, place the oil in the jar to remove all flavor if desired.
• Stir together flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl and set aside.
• Add the flour mixture to the cranberry mixture, stirring until combined, you will need to add the soy milk to make it not such a stiff dough, you may need up to 1/4 cup or more.
• Divide the mixture to muffin cups evenly.
• Sprinkle the muffins evenly with the topping.
• Bake for about 20 minutes, until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
• Place on cooling rack, cover with a tea towel for 5 minutes.
• After the five minutes, run a butter knife around the muffins, then remove very carefully, they are very soft and delicate.
• Cool completely, place in tupperware lined with a paper towel.
• Freeze after 1-2 days, wrapped in plastic wrap.
• Tip: If you have no fresh oranges, cranberry orange juice (Minute Maid, I think) is a wonderful substitute or even OJ prepared from concentrate, but I prefer fresh as I like the zest added to these.

DEVON'S FAMOUS CRANBERRY MUFFINS WITH ORANGE CRUMBLE TOPPING

Steps:

• CRANBERRY MUFFINS.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease and sugar a 12-cup muffin pan. (It's best not to use the muffin liners; just use a generous dose of non-cook spray or Crisco lard). Set aside.
• Prepare Orange Crumble Topping (see recipe below); set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add cranberries, stirring to combine.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, butter, milk, and sour cream. add egg mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Batter will be lumpy; do not over mix.).
• Evenly divide batter among muffin cups (cups will be almost full). Evenly divide Orange Crumble Topping over top of batter.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a wooden pick is inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• ORANGE CRUMBLE TOPPING.
• In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour, orange zest, and cinnamon. Add melted butter, stirring until crumbly.

CRANBERRY CRUMB MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with liners.
• Prepare the crumb mixture: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Add the butter, and stir to combine.
• Prepare the muffins: In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Add the cranberries and pecans, and gently toss to combine.
• In a small bowl, mix together the sour cream and the milk. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
• Fold the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Fold in the sour cream mixture. Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups. Squeeze the crumb mixture to create clumps of varying size, and sprinkle evenly over the tops. (It's OK if some of the crumb mixture lands on the tray.)
• Bake the muffins until they are puffed and set, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 26 to 30 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

CRANBERRY EGGNOG MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix cranberries and 2 tbsp sugar together, set aside.
• Mix the dry ingredients together, then in separate bowl mix eggnog, butter, eggs, and extract together and add to flour mixture. Do not over mix.
• Fold in cranberries and drop into greased muffin cups.
• Streusel:.
• Mix dry ingredients together and then cut in the butter till well incorporated, then mix in nuts.
• Sprinkle over tops of muffins.
• Bake in preheated oven at 400°F.
• Bake approx 15-20 minutes, just till tops are set.
• Do not over bake or the muffins will dry out.