Monday, March 21, 2011

Cranberry Muffins

I'm not quite sure who to give the credit for these delicious muffins. I found this recipe in a McGhie Family Cookbook...which was given to us by my mother-in-law's 4th ex-husband. There are many names listed at the beginning of the book as contributors, but no names for each individual recipe.

These muffins are fabulous...if you love cranberries and pecans, which I do!



What you will need:

*2 cups flour
*1/2 tsp. salt
*1/2 tsp. cinnamon
*1/8 tsp. cloves
*1/8 tsp. allspice
*1/4 tsp. nutmeg
*1 tsp. baking soda
*3/4 cup orange juice
*1/4-1/2 cup water (depending on how thin you want your batter)
*1 cup brown sugar
*4 Tbsp. melted butter
*1 egg
*1/2 cup chopped pecans
*1 cup Craisins

What you do:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease your muffin pan. In a mixing bowl sift flour, salt spices, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir in brown sugar. Add melted butter, egg, orange juice, and water. Stir well. Fold in nuts and Craisins. Fill muffin cups 2/3 of the way full. Bake for 20 minutes.



1 comment:

  1. I love the origin of the recipe... Mother-in-law's 4th ex-husband's cookbook of unknown origin. That says a lot about how our foodways can circulate beyond mother-daughter rote. And I like it a lot better than things clipped from newspaper or internet. Very dynamic!

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