Cranberry Orange Muffins

 

 

By November fall is definitely here. In New Mexico, October sees the glories of the Balloon Fiesta and the aspens and maples in the state change color. Even the cottonwoods in the bosque down near the Rio Grande have one glorious, golden season. But by November all that glory is usually over.

These muffins will bring a little brightness back into your morning. The orange juice enlivens the batter and the cranberries give the muffins a nice burst of tartness.

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Cranberry Orange Muffins
Mix together
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup oil
 
2 3/4 cups manic muffin mix
1 tbs orange peel
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup dried cranberries
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Preheat oven to 350. Line 18 muffin tins with paper muffin cups. 
Mix the wet ingredients, then add the dry ingredients and stir until there are not dry areas left. 
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Fill muffin cups 3/4 of the way full. Bake for 25 minutes, until the tops of the muffins are browned a bit.

Jennifer Bohnhoff is a writer and educator who lives in rural New Mexico. She is currently working on an historical novel set in New Mexico during the Civil War, and another one that takes place during World War 1.

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