The Christmas build-up has begun and it's my favourite time of the year. I just love everything about Christmas and the first glimmer begins in October with the baking of my Christmas cake, pudding and mincemeat. From here in all my bakes will be Christmas themed, and I have a list of those goodies in mind and can't wait. I decided to start off with these Cranberry and Chocolate Chip Muffins, and for me cranberries scream Christmas! These fluffy and tender muffins studded with chocolate chips and tart cranberries are a match made in heaven! They taste fabulous and will definitely feature again during the month of Christmas.
Cranberry and Chocolate Chip MuffinsIngredients
300g self raising flour, sifted
170g caster sugar (white or golden)
170g butter, melted and cooled a little
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
200ml milk
100g chocolate chips, dark or milk
100g dried cranberries
Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6. Place 12 paper liners in a muffin tin.
Sift flour and mix dry ingredients (flour and sugar) in a bowl.
Beat eggs and milk and vanilla in a jug.
Pour the eggs and milk into the dry ingredients, mix a little and then add the butter and mix briefly.
Add the cranberries and chocolate chips and mix again.
Divide between the cases.
Bake for around 25-30 minutes until golden brown and a cake tester inserted comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack.
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They look really good.
ReplyDeleteCranberries are one of the very few dried fruits that I like, and these muffins look delicious.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to all the Christmas baking.
Cranberries in cake are a very good thing indeed. I saw fresh cranberries in the supermarket last week and thought "hurrah - one of the first signs of christmas!"
ReplyDeleteIt is bursting with the filling and that is the way i like it.
ReplyDeleteMaría I love your muffins are amazing:)
ReplyDeleteCranberry and chocolate compliment each other very very well! These look fabulous! Love the filling.
ReplyDeleteLovely and Christmassy Maria! X
ReplyDeleteThese look so tasty and festive Maria! Looking forward to reading all your Christmassy posts!
ReplyDeleteThese look lovely - chocolate and cranberries go so well together.
ReplyDeleteMmmm yummy! I don't like 'traditional' Christmassy things like mince pies, Christmas cake or Christmas pudding so these are definitely ones for me! I've just tagged you for Food Bloggers Unplugged, if you want to take part! (http://cakesfromkim.blogspot.com/2011/11/food-bloggers-unplugged.html) :)
ReplyDeleteI love dried cranberries, the muffins look really delicious and I will be definitely trying these out!
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