I found this recipe on http://www.ezrapoundcake.com where she said that she adapted it from Nigella Lawson’s “How to Be a Domestic Goddess”. They smelled so yummy while baking and tasted great!
1 1/3 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup sugar
freshly grated nutmeg
juice of 1 – 2 clementines or small oranges (I had, and so used, oranges)
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 egg
5 ounces (1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons) dried cranberries or 2 1/2 ounces dried cranberries plus 2 1/2 ounces chocolate chips
topping:
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 Preheat oven to 400.
2 Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and sugar in large bowl and add a generous amount of fresh nutmeg. (I wasn’t sure what constituted a generous amount so I added a teaspoon of dried nutmeg but I think I could have added more.)
3 Take a liquid measuring cup and measure 1/4 cup milk then add freshly squeezed orange juice to the milk until the liquid reaches 2/3 cup. Add melted butter and egg and beat to combine.
4 Pour liquid mixture into bowl of dry ingredients and stir until the ingredients are just combined but lumpy.
5 Fold in cranberries and chocolate chips.
6 Divide batter among 12 muffin cups.
7 Combined cinnamon and sugar in small bowl and sprinkle over tops of muffins. Bake 10 – 15 muffins or until golden brown.
Sounds like perfect muffins to start Christmas muffins.