Sometimes we make a dish and I immediately wish I had photographed the preparation to share.

The wife (MHNBPF) made a favorite breakfast muffin this morning and now I wish I had pulled out the camera from the first. Sadly I didn't but I will share what I have. These muffins are very easy to make and a nice weekend breakfast treat.

This recipe will make 6 large (Captain Jack sized) muffins

Orange Cranberry Muffins:

You need:

2 cups of self rising flour (Marta White)
(If using AP flour, add 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt to the two cups of AP flour)
Half a cup of unsalted butter at room temperature
1 Cup sugar
Zest of one orange - maybe 2 Tablespoons - avoid zesting into the (bitter) white membrane of the orange.
3/4 cups (minus one Tablespoon) of fresh squeezed orange juice
1/4 cup buttermilk
Maybe 25-30 cranberries for six muffins - we keep frozen ones in the freezer
One large egg - whipped slightly

Preheat oven to 350 degrees if using a dark muffin tin or 375 if using a shiny muffin tin.

Lightly butter the tin to help the muffins release after they come out of the oven.

Cut the cranberries in half and microwave them with 1/4 cup of the orange juice for a minute, set aside.

Incorporate the soft butter into your flour in a mixing bowl. You want small grit sized pieces of flour/butter.

Add the sugar, orange zest, whipped egg and the rest of the orange juice to the dry ingredients and mix slightly with a spoon. You do not want a smooth batter, so do not over mix.

Add cranberry mixture to the batter. Stir slightly and check for moistness - adjust with buttermilk. You will not need the full 1/4 cup of buttermilk, but you will need some of it. The batter should not be overly wet or smooth, so do not over mix the ingredients.

Portion into the muffin tin. Each cup should be 3/4 full.

Bake for about 30 minutes and check with a toothpick. It should come out dry. Our muffins were ready in about 40 minutes.

If you like, brush the tops with a little melted butter and sprinkle with sugar as soon as you remove them from the oven for a nice sweet crust

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