Cranberry Orange Mini Muffins

By Texaschef11

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 beaten egg
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup vegetable or canola oil
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 cup coarsely chopped cranberries

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease 24 mini-muffin cups or line with paper baking cups.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and orange zest. Make a well in the center of flour mixture; set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine egg, milk, oil, and orange extract. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened, add in cranberries.

Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full. Bake 12-15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 5 minutes, remove from cups and serve warm if desired.