Cranberry Orange Muffins

Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 6 Servings
Source: cookieandkate.com
Category: Breakfast

Ingredients
1 cup Cranberries
1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1⁄2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1⁄4 teaspoon Baking Soda
1⁄4 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil (plus 2 teaspoons)
6 tablespoons Maple Syrup
1 whole Egg (room temperature)
1⁄2 cup Greek Yogurt
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1⁄2 whole Orange (zested)
1 1⁄2 teaspoon Turbinado Sugar

Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray muffin tin with nonstick spray.
  2. In a food processor, process the cranberries for about 5 seconds, until they are broken into little bits, set aside.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the oil, syrup, eggs, yogurt, vanilla, and orange zest.
  4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix with a big spoon, just until combined. Gently fold the cranberry pieces into the batter. Divide the batter evenly between the 6 muffin cups. Sprinkle the tops of the muffins with turbinado sugar.
  5. Bake the muffins for 15 to 18 minutes, or until the muffins are golden on top and a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean. Place the muffin tin on a cooling rack to cool. If you have leftover muffins, store them, covered, at room temperature for 2 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Freeze leftover muffins for up to 3 months.