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Almond Cranberry Muffins

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 Muffins
Calories 228 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1½ cups All-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
  • ⅓ cup Almond flour
  • ⅔ cup Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ⅓ cup Butter, Cold and diced
  • ¼ cup Almond paste, see notes
  • 1 Egg, Room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon Orange zest
  • ½ cup Orange juice, Freshly squized
  • ¼ cup Coconut milk
  • ⅓ cup Shredded coconut
  • ½ cup Dry cranberry
  • ¼ cup Sliced almonds, for topping

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F, and line a 12-cavity muffin tray with liners. Set aside.
  • Mix all dry ingredients and set aside.
    1½ cups All-purpose flour, ⅓ cup Almond flour, ⅔ cup Sugar, 1 teaspoon Baking powder, ¼ teaspoon Baking soda, ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • Add the butter and the almond paste, and with your fingertips mix them in. until the mixture looks like wet sand.
    ⅓ cup Butter, ¼ cup Almond paste
  • In a separate bowl mix the egg, coconut milk, orange juice, and orange zest.
    1 Egg, 1 tablespoon Orange zest, ½ cup Orange juice, ¼ cup Coconut milk
  • Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and add the egg mixture, Gently mix. Do not overmix.
  • At the end add the shredded coconut and the dry cranberries and mix.
    ⅓ cup Shredded coconut, ½ cup Dry cranberry
  • Fill up the muffin liners, and sprinkle their top with almond slices and coconut shreds. DO NOT DROP DRY CRANBERRIES ON TOP OF THEM. Cranberries make the top heavy and stop them from rising.
    ¼ cup Sliced almonds
  • And bake for 20-25 minutes. Let the muffins cool down in the pan for 10 minutes and then transfer them to the cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes

  • Almond paste: Mix ½ cup almond flour, ⅓ cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1 tablespoon corn syrup. Add ¼ teaspoon almond extract for flavoring.

Nutrition

Calories: 228kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 152mgPotassium: 93mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 200IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 1mg
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