Gingerbread Cranberry Muffins

[newcook]

Following the success with the Cranberry-Citrus Muffins, I had cranberries and ricotta leftover. So I put together this mixture using the Cranberry-Citrus recipe as a base and using the spicing from a Gingerbread muffin recipe from Betty Crocker. They turned out really good too. I've only tasted one fresh out of the oven, I don't know how they will be tomorrow. They rose nice and high. The cranberries are nicely tart, but I might try them with 1/3 cup of raisins instead the next time.


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Gingerbread Cranberry Muffins

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Serving Size : 12
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup fresh cranberries
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/3 cup molasses
1 cup skim milk
1/4 cup lowfat ricotta cheese
4 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 eggs
vegetable cooking spray

Preheat oven to 400º. Spray muffin tin with cooking spray.

Combine first 9 ingredients (brown sugar through allspice) in a medium bowl; make a well in center of mixture. Combine molasses and next 4 ingredients (molasses through eggs); stir well with a whisk. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray.

Bake at 400° for 18 minutes or until done. Remove from pans immediately, and cool on a wire rack.


Yield:
"12 muffins"
T(Bake Time):
"0:18"

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 154 Calories; 3g Fat (16.0% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 28g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 38mg Cholesterol; 327mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1/2 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[ssusan]

These look really good. I am on my way to the store and will purchase the missing ingredients. I have some fresh cranberries, but I also have dried orange flavored cranberries I bought by accident. Would dried work?

-Susan

[newcook]

Hi Susan, I'm not an expert baker but I don't see why dried ones would not work. You would need to reduce the quantity though. I had thought to make them the next time with 1/3 cup raisins instead of the cranberries. The part I'm not sure about is do you have to increase the liquid when using dried. I don't think so but I'm not sure. Please let me know how you like them. By the way, the original recipe had 1 egg and 2 egg whites for 18 muffins in case you wanted to reduce the yolks.

[Peggy]

Thanks for the recipe, newcook. I have all of the items in the house except for the ricotta cheese.

Peggy

[Terrytx]

I made these last night and they are excellent. The recipe didn't state if the cranberries where left whole or chopped, so I made mine by cutting the cranberries in half. the DH and I split one when they first came out of the oven and we both declared them a winner :D So I immediately put together a double batch-one for the neightbors and one to take to my Dad's at Christmas. This will become a special "do every Christmas" muffin. Thanks so much for the recipe "newcook".

[Peggy]

Terry - I swear I follow you around in the cyber kitchen! :D I also made these muffins last night and they are fabulous! I left the cranberries whole and the ones on top kind of burst and made pretty patched on color. These muffins will also become a holiday tradition at my house. I used 1/4 cup of fat-free cottage cheese in place of the ricotta. I think that the dried cranberries would work just as well.

Peggy

[Terrytx]

Terry - I swear I follow you around in the cyber kitchen! :D I also made these muffins last night and they are fabulous! I left the cranberries whole and the ones on top kind of burst and made pretty patched on color. These muffins will also become a holiday tradition at my house. I used 1/4 cup of fat-free cottage cheese in place of the ricotta. I think that the dried cranberries would work just as well.

Peggy

it does seem that we are on the same wave-length at the moment :)

[LLR]

I don't have any ricotta in the house, but do have cream cheese, do you think this would sub successfully in these muffins? I would love to make a batch today with what I have especially since the weather outside is not so good for going shopping today, ice and snow mix throughout the day today.

[rburganmckinley]

Those sound divine! They're on my list to try!