Sparkling Cranberry Muffins

By angielaine

Ingredients

• Topping:
• 1 cup Fresh Cranberries, chopped
• 1 1/4 cups plus, 2 Tbsp Sugar
• 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 Tbsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 cup Sweet Cream Butter, cold
• 1 Egg, beaten
• 1 cup Orange Juice
• 1/4 cup Sweet Cream Butter, melted
• 1/4 cup Sugar

Preparation

Step 1

In a small bowl, combine cranberries and 2 Tbsp sugar. Set aside. In 3-qt. mixing bowl, combine flour, remaining 1 ¼ cups sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles small peas. Combine egg and orange juice; pour all into dry mixture. Mix just until ingredients are moistened (10 to 12 strokes). Stir in cranberry-sugar mixture just until blended. Spoon into greased muffing tins, about 2/3 full. Bake at 400°for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. Dip top of each muffin in melted butter, then in sugar.