Devons Famous Cranberry Muffins With Orange Crumble Topping Recipes

DEVON'S FAMOUS CRANBERRY MUFFINS WITH ORANGE CRUMBLE TOPPING

Steps:

• CRANBERRY MUFFINS.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease and sugar a 12-cup muffin pan. (It's best not to use the muffin liners; just use a generous dose of non-cook spray or Crisco lard). Set aside.
• Prepare Orange Crumble Topping (see recipe below); set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add cranberries, stirring to combine.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, butter, milk, and sour cream. add egg mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Batter will be lumpy; do not over mix.).
• Evenly divide batter among muffin cups (cups will be almost full). Evenly divide Orange Crumble Topping over top of batter.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a wooden pick is inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• ORANGE CRUMBLE TOPPING.
• In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour, orange zest, and cinnamon. Add melted butter, stirring until crumbly.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE CRUMB TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, mix 1-3/4 cups crushed crackers and 1/4 cup sugar; stir in melted butter. Press onto bottom and up sides of an ungreased 11-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom. Bake 7-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., For topping, in a small bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, and remaining crushed crackers and sugar; cut in cold butter until crumbly. Refrigerate while preparing filling., Finely grate enough 1 Tbsp. zest from orange. Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of the orange; stand orange upright on a cutting board. Cut off peel and outer membrane, starting from the top. Holding orange over a bowl to catch juices, remove orange sections by cutting along the membrane. Squeeze membrane to reserve additional juice., In a large saucepan, mix sugar, tapioca, baking soda, cinnamon and allspice. Add cranberries, brandy, grated zest and reserved juice; toss to coat. Let stand 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°. , Bring cranberry mixture to a full boil, stirring constantly. Add orange sections; heat through. Pour into crust; sprinkle with topping. Bake 10-15 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

CRANBERRY CRUMB MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with liners.
• Prepare the crumb mixture: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Add the butter, and stir to combine.
• Prepare the muffins: In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Add the cranberries and pecans, and gently toss to combine.
• In a small bowl, mix together the sour cream and the milk. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
• Fold the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Fold in the sour cream mixture. Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups. Squeeze the crumb mixture to create clumps of varying size, and sprinkle evenly over the tops. (It's OK if some of the crumb mixture lands on the tray.)
• Bake the muffins until they are puffed and set, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 26 to 30 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.