Cranberry sauce muffins from author @DarylWoodGerber

From Daryl:

What can you do with leftover cranberry sauce when the turkey is gone? Use it like jam. I found this absolutely delicious and simple recipe online, but it wasn't gluten-free, so yes, you know me, I tweaked it.  My homemade cranberry sauce (directly off the Ocean Spray cranberry package, by the way and always tasty!) worked perfectly.

By the way, I made a half recipe, which is also below, because I didn't need 18 muffins and I still wanted some of that cranberry sauce to go with my turkey leftovers. I made a big turkey!  LOL

Enjoy.

Note: they are not "red" inside, even though the batter is red. Hmm. Interesting chemistry, right?

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Cranberry Sauce Muffins

 (gluten-free version * to make using regular flour, swap out GF flour and omit xanthan gum) 

(makes 18)

2 cups gluten-free flour

1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum

2 tablespoons whey powder

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar + 2-4 tablespoons sugar

4 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon cardamom

1 cup cranberry sauce

3/4 cup milk

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 egg, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

(*HALF RECIPE BELOW)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Line 18 muffin cups with paper muffin liners.

Whisk gluten-free flour, xanthan gum, whey powder, brown sugar, white sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cardamom together in a bowl.

In a separate bowl, whisk cranberry sauce, milk, oil, egg, and vanilla extract together.

Stir flour mixture into the cranberry sauce mixture until batter is moist.  Pour into prepared muffin cups, about 2/3 full. I like to use an ice cream scooper for this.

Sprinkle the muffins with the extra sugar.

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 18-20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

*If you wish to frost with vanilla icing, omit the sprinkling of sugar before baking.

HALF RECIPE:

(makes 9)

1 cup gluten-free flour

1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum

1 tablespoon whey powder

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup white sugar + 2 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons tablespoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon cardamom

1/2 cup cranberry sauce

6 tablespoons milk

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1/2 egg, beaten  (I beat a whole egg and divided in half, about 2 tablespoons)

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Same instructions – line 9 muffin cups.

Note: they are not "red" inside, even though the batter was red.

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