Cranberry-Orange Muffins

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Ingredients

Streusel Topping

1 cup milk

cup vegetable oil

teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

2 cups all-purpose* or whole

wheat flour

cup sugar

3 teaspoons baking powder

teaspoon salt

1 cup halved cranberries

1 tablespoon grated orange peel

If using self-rising flour omit

baking powder and salt.

STREUSEL TOPPING

cup all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons packed brown sugar

2 tablespoons margarine or butter

teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare Streusel Topping. Grease bottoms only of 12 medium muffin cups, 2-1/2 X 1-1/4 inches, or line with paper baking cups. Beat milk, oil, vanilla, orange peel and egg. Stir in flour, sugar, baking powder and salt all at once until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Fold in cranberries. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.

Sprinkle each with about 2 teaspoons Streusel Topping. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan. 1 DOZEN MUFFINS; 190 CALORIES PER MUFFIN.

STREUSEL TOPPING Mix all ingredients until crumbly.

To Microwave: Prepare batter and Streusel as directed. Spoon batter into 6 paper baking cups in microwavable muffin ring, filling each three-fourths full. Sprinkle with Streusel Topping. Microwave uncovered on high 2 minutes to 3 minutes 30 seconds, rotating ring 1/4 turn every minute, until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean (edges of muffins may appear slightly moist). Cool 1 minute; remove from ring. Repeat with remaining batter and Streusel Topping.

NOTES : easy