Name: River Bend Farm Orange Cranberry Muffins
Yield: Makes 24 regular or 12 large muffins.
Cuisine: Quickbreads, Coffee Cakes
Ingredients: 6 ounces fresh cranberries; 8 ounces bran flakes cereal; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 2-1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 large eggs; 1 pint buttermilk; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1/4 teaspoon orange oil or grated rind of 1/2 medium-size orange (see Note)

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“This is a favorite of our guests.” – River Bend Farm, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Ingredients

6 ounces fresh cranberries

8 ounces bran flakes cereal

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1-1/2 cups sugar

2-1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 large eggs

1 pint buttermilk

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/4 teaspoon orange oil or grated rind of 1/2 medium-size orange (see Note)

Instructions

In a colander, wash and pick through the cranberries. Combine the cereal, flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs with the buttermilk, oil, and orange oil or rind.

Add the cranberry-egg mixture to the cereal-flour mixture and stir to moisten. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin tins two-thirds full and bake in a preheated 450˚F oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. (The batter will keep in the refrigerator for two or three days.)

NOTE: Boyajian’s Pure Orange Oil, available at Williams Sonoma, is recommended by the inn, but the grated rind of ½ orange may be substituted. Use only the orange part, however, not the bitter pith. Use canola oil spray to grease the muffin tins, whose cups should have a 5-ounce capacity, and scoop up the mixture with a 3-ounce ice-cream scoop so the muffins will be uniform in size. Bake them for 25 minutes.