Project Healthy House : Orange & Cranberry Muffins

Orange & Cranberry Muffins.

Perfect for a snackly treat at work. Goes well with an afternoon cup of tea.

Ideal for beating the 3pm munchies.

The original recipe is for Orange & Cranberry Bread in a loaf tin, and uses white self-raising flour, but I have used wholemeal self raising instead.

If you are not concerned about participating in Project Healthy House, these would be absolutely delicious with choc chips instead of cranberries... mmm...

Orange & Cranberry Muffins

Recipe adapted from here. 

Ingredients

2 cups self-raising flour

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 cup orange juice

1 tablespoon grated orange peel

2 tablespoons butter

1 egg, well beaten

1 cup dried cranberries

Method

Preheat oven to 180ºC. Grease muffin tray.

Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium mixing bowl. 

Stir in orange juice, orange peel, shortening and egg. Mix until well blended.

Stir in cranberries. Divide mixture into muffin tray.

Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 

Cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove from tray; cool completely. 

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