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Cranberry Orange Muffins

GB 12.24.13.2

When I was putting together a few gift boxes of baked goods, I instantly knew I needed to make a muffin. But what type? Suddenly I eyed the leftover bag of fresh cranberries{I bought 1 too many for a pie} and then I saw the radiant oranges which were suppose to be used for a wassail but who would miss just 1?!  😉 The delightful combination of Cranberry & Orange in an outrageously moist slightly sweet muffin… you really can’t go wrong! 🙂

Original recipe from addapinch.com with a few minor tweaks from me! :)Yields 12 moist muffins

Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (+ 2 teaspoons for coating fresh cranberries, if used)
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 cups fresh cranberries
  • ½ cup butter {room temperature}
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • zest of 1 LARGE orange
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened plain or Greek yogurt {I used greek!}
  • 1/4 cup milk
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375º F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper or butter & flour tray.
  2. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
  3. Toss together fresh cranberries and 2 teaspoons of flour to coat cranberries in a separate bowl. Set aside. If using dried cranberries, simply skip this step.
  4. Cream together butter and sugar until lightened in color, about 3 minutes. Add an egg, one at a time, taking care to fully incorporate before adding the other. Mix in vanilla and orange zest.
  5. Gently fold in flour mixture, alternating with yogurt/milk. Stir until just combined. Fold in cranberries  and scoop mixture into prepared muffin tins, filling about ⅔ to ¾ full. Bake until a toothpick or skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
  6. Once muffins have baked, remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly.
  7. Pour a delicious mug of coffee and enjoy! 🙂
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SP 12.24.13.2

Glazed Orange Scones

Orange Scones ::Granola Girl Bakes 8

Scones? I had never been a fan of them…. until I found myself out-of-town a couple of weeks ago and having to{okay, so it wasn’t a hard thing to do!} eat breakfast atPanera every morning!! To make a long story short, 5 breakfasts at Panera and each consisted of a delicious orange scone! 🙂 So, when I returned home I was determined to make orange scones and here I am! The recipe is really simple and super fast{I had the scones done in under 40 minutes!} Nothing like a large americano and a freshly glazed orange scone still slightly warm from the oven. 🙂

Original Recipe Yield 16 scones

For the scone:

  • 1/3 cup sugar
    the zest of two large oranges
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 tsp baking powder
    1/4 tsp baking soda
    1/2 tsp salt
    8 tbs  butter {frozen!}
    1/2 cup sour cream
    1  egg

For the Glaze

2 cup confectioners’ sugar; sifted
1 tbs pure vanilla extract
3-4 tbs freshly squeezed orange juice

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 and line a baking sheet with parchment.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine sugar and orange zest; mix with your fingers until the sugar is moistened and zest coated. Add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and mix until combined.
  3. Grate butter into flour mixture on the large holes of a cheese grater; use your fingers to work in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
  4. In a small bowl, whisk the sour cream and egg until smooth.
  5. Using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. The dough will be sticky first, but as you press, the dough will come together.
  6. Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7-inch circle about 1-inch thick. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on prepared baking sheet, about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes while you make the glaze!
  7. In a medium bowl, prepare the glaze by mixing together the powder sugar, vanilla and orange juice. Whisk until smooth. Drizzle over scones and allow the glaze to harden!
  8. Fix a rather large pot of coffee or a delicious americano & Enjoy!! 🙂

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Psalm 34:8