Cranberry Orange Mornin' Muffins 

Good Morning Sunshine!!! That is what these muffins will scream when you bake them.  They are bright, sweet and full of morning glory.  The cranberry and orange zest together have a bite full of flavor.  Make your morning happy and try them out! 

Ingredients: 

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup of sugar 
• 1/4 cup brown sugar 
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt 
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 4 tbsp melted butter- and cooled
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 vanilla extract 
• 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries 
• 2 tsp orange juice
• zest of 1 orange 

Sugar topping

• 1/3 cup brown sugar 
• zest of 1 orange 

Directions:  

• Preheat the oven to 450
• In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder
• After you wash your cranberries, dry them off and add to the flour mixture- this will help keep them from sinking
• In a liquid measuring cup beat together the buttermilk, butter, egg, vanilla, a zest of 1 orange
• Pour into the dry ingredients and stir until it is just combined (never over mix muffin mixture)
• Divide evenly among the muffin tin 
• Put the sugar topping on top (about a teaspoon per muffin) 
• Bake for 5 minutes on 450, then lower the temp of the oven to 400 and cook another 11-12 minutes