Ingredients

  • 2 cups cranberries, picked over and coarsely chopped
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. grated nutmeg
  • 2 cups unbleached white flour
  • 1 Tbs. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 stick ( 1/4 cup) unsalted butter
  • 1 cup low-fat milk

Method

  • Preheat oven to 400F.
  • Grease 16 standard-size muffin pan cups.
  • In medium saucepan, combine cranberries, 1 cup of sugar and nutmeg and cook over medium-high heat, stirring, until sugar is dissolved.
  • Cook mixture 5 minutes.
  • Remove pan from heat.
  • In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and remaining 1/4 cup sugar.
  • In small bowl, mix egg, butter and milk and stir mixture into dry ingredients just until evenly blended.
  • Divide half the batter among prepared muffin cups.
  • Top with cranberry mixture, then cover with remaining batter.
  • Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Let muffins cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes, then remove from pan to rack to cool completely.