I went AWOL. Sorry about that.
Big news here with a radio show appearance with Mr. C which meant that all the baking was done. But all the blogging was put on the longest finger that I have! But we are back.
The radio show appearance was for the Alison Curtis Office Christmas Party, on Today FM. You can stream it here if you want to listen. Mr C appears 4 times singing some christmas tunes. Click on Thursday 17th December.
I arrived laden down with goodies, all of which will feature in the coming posts. However, the ones that I found myself eating the most were the Christmas Morning Cranberry Muffins. They are so simple to make, and cook in 20 minutes. If you want your house to smell of cinnamon, orange and yum on Christmas morning, you can also make a batch, keep in a jug and pour into a muffin tin. They will make a nice light alternative to a full breakfast on a day that is so full of food!
You will need;
250g Plain flour, 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda, 100g caster sugar, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg, 2 clementines (or one orange) aprox 125ml full fat milk, 75ml vegetable oil, 1 egg, 175g dried cranberries
Preheat your oven to 200 C and line a 12 muffin tin with papers. Place the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, caster sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg into a large bowl. Grate the zest of the clementines into the mix and combine. If you are planning on making the mix in advance, leave the grating until just before your pour the mix.
Squeeze the juice of the clementines or orange, in a measuring jug and pour in the milk until it comes up to the 200ml mark. Add the oil and egg and lightly beat until combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry mixture and stir until just combined. A slightly lumpy batter is a good thing here!
Fold in the cranberries and then spoon the batter into the muffin cases. If you are doing this on christmas morning, leave the batter in a jug, and stir up to mix the cranberries and pour into the cases.
If you wish, sprinkle some demerera sugar on the top. Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
By this time your kitchen and house will be full of the smells of christmas! These muffins are very light and you will eat more than one!
Enjoy!
