A random list of things I am currently loving for no apparent reason:
The Les Misérables movie soundtrack. (I don’t care if y’all didn’t like it. I was impressed, even if Amanda Seyfried’s voice does sound like, uh, bird-y. And then the combination of Bellatrix and Borat? Don’t even get me started, y’all.)
Good health. (Because getting a flu shot AND a migraine on the same day is a health doozy.)
Researching celebrity baby names… then feeling incredibly grateful to my parents for giving me a normal name.
Kolaches. (If you haven’t had one, you need to get to a Czech bakery pronto to check them out. My favorite flavor combo? Raspberry and cream cheese. Oh so delectable.)
Fresh cranberries in anything and everything I can get my hands on, including these lovely little muffins.
This recipe is an older one of mine that came into fruition after I randomly purchased a few bags of cranberries around Christmastime… and then didn’t make cranberry sauce.
I’ve tinkered with it over the years, and it is delightfully tart with a nice texture from the oatmeal flour.
- Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (or whole wheat pastry flour)
- 1 cup oatmeal flour
- ⅔ cups granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1½ cups fresh cranberries, chopped
- Wet Ingredients
- ⅔ cups fresh orange juice (do not use reduced sugar OJ)
- ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon orange rind
- 1 teaspoon lemon rind
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 large egg
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Mix all wet ingredients together.
- Stir wet ingredients into the dry mix until just combined.
- Bake for 18 minutes, or until muffins are cooked through and light brown on the top.
I made you a muffin. It’s delicious.
Happy Friday, friends!
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What are you randomly loving today?
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Yum! I love all things involving cranberries.
You and me both, Alli! What’s one of your favorite recipes involving cranberries?
Love these muffins! They look wholesome.
Thanks, Angie! They are pretty delicious.
I LOVE cranberry muffins. Mom does too
Thanks, Sarah! Glad you and your mom are big fans of cranberry muffins, too!
I love your list of favorite thing…especially the cranberries part.
These muffins look perfect for breakfast or anytime as snack. I know I’ll love them! Have a wonderful rest of the weekend.
Thanks so much, Amy! I hope you love these muffins AND that you have a lovely rest of the weekend, too!
Amazing pictures of these muffins! What a delicious muffin to have in the morning
Thank you, Natalie. I had fun photographing them… and they are equally fun to eat!
We only just discovered fresh cranberries as they are not native here. I love how tart they are. Much to my mother’s chagrin. haha… she cannot handle anything sour. But I so loved it in crumble. If I ever get my hands on more, I want to try them in your muffin recipe. I might like them even more.
Oh wow! Where’d you find the fresh cranberries? And it makes me so happy that you love their tartness. I love them so much, and I certainly hope that you can find them sometime in the near future to try these muffins… or fresh cranberry scones… or just a plain cranberry glaze because they are all DELICIOUS.