Cranberry Maple Muffins

Cranberry Maple Muffins: Date Added: 12 Nov 2009 Ingredients:

Topping

1/4 cup flour
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/4 cup quick or old-fashioned oats

Batter

1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup oil
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons maple extract
1 1/4 cups Ocean Spray® Fresh or frozen Cranberries -- coarsely chopped
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Cooking Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375° Grease a 12-cup muffin tin. To make topping: Combine flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Work butter into the dry ingredients with a pastry blender or fork until butter is the size of small peas.

Stir in oats. Set aside. To make batter: Combine dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Combine milk, oil, egg and maple extract in a separate bowl. Add liquid ingredients to dry, mixing just until dry ingredients are moist. Stir in cranberries and walnuts.

Fill each muffin cup 2/3 of the way full with batter. Sprinkle topping evenly over each muffin. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes in pan; remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes 12 muffins.