Cranberry Chocolate Orange Muffins
Description
Dried cranberries are plumped up in boiling water and mixed with an easy muffin batter laced with fragrant orange zest and chocolate chips.
Ingredients
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1 cup dried cranberries
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1 tablespoon grated orange zest
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1 cup boiling water
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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1/4 cup vegetable oil
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1 egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.
2
Place cranberries, orange zest, and baking soda in a bowl. Pour boiling water on top. Let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes.
3
Mix brown sugar, oil, egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Add the cranberry mixture and beat well.
4
Stir flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl; stir into the cranberry mixture until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips gently. Spoon batter evenly into the prepared tin.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and tops spring back when touched, 20 to 25 minutes.