Cranberry Lemon Muffins

Sometimes I think that my blog should be called "The Muffin Lady" or something like that...I seem to make a lot of muffins (we try to make a batch each week), and it seems like I am always trying new recipes.  Which is a good thing, variety is nice!  This time I have picked out a recipe which is a little unusual for me.  As much as I love lemon (lemonade, lemon tea, lemon juice on my fish, etc etc), I have never been a big fan of lemon cakes, etc.  Well, until I discovered the Blueberry Buttermilk Breakfast Cake earlier this year...then lemon became a lot more popular in my baking.  Maybe the lemon in cake mixes is too fake for me (like cherry...my hair stylist and I have talked about this many times...have you ever noticed how cherry flavoured stuff never actually tastes like cherry?).  This week's muffin recipe is for Cranberry Lemon Muffins.  I don't have a source for the recipe, it's from my recipe binder (and I've had this one in there for quite a while).

Cranberry Lemon Muffins (Source: Unknown)

MUFFINS

2 1/2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 egg
1 1/4 cups milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup liquid honey
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
1 1/2 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen

GLAZE (Optional)
2/3 cup icing sugar
1 teaspoon lemon rind
3-4 teaspoons lemon juice

Preheat oven to 400F.

For the muffins, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.  Set aside.  In another (larger) bowl, mix together the egg, milk, vegetable oil, liquid honey and lemon rind.  Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.  Stir just until moistened.  Fold in the cranberries.  Spoon batter into lined muffin tin.  Bake for 20-23 minutes.

While the muffins are baking, prepare the glaze.  Combine the icing sugar, lemon rind and the lemon juice 1 teaspoon at a time until you get your desired glaze consistency.  Spread over warm muffins.

Makes 12 muffins.

VERDICT
We really enjoyed these muffins...they disappeared rather quickly!  Will certainly be making them again :-)

Cranberry Chicken Salad - Guest Post by Raquel from Organized Island

Welcome!  It's Wednesday, which means that one of my wonderful blogging friends is guest posting here at Addicted to Recipes!  I'd like to introduce you to Raquel from Organized Island!  She's sharing a tasty recipe today!

---------------------------

Hi Everyone!

I am so excited to be guest posting at one of my favorite sites! I am Raquel from Organized Island and I blog about simple recipes, crafts and of course, organizing!

Today I am sharing my recipe for Cranberry Chicken Salad

2 cups cooked chicken, cooled and shredded
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Put ingredients in a bowl and mix together.



Chill for at least an hour. The cranberries add a nice fall flavor to the chicken salad.
You can add nuts at this point if you want, as well.

Serve on a bed of lettuce, or in a sandwich. It is really tasty!

Hope you are all having a wonderful week!

Scrumptious Sunday #5 - Features!

Scrumptious Sunday Link Party #5 was another amazing success!  Thank you all SO MUCH for sharing your recipes!  I read each and every one of the 87!  They were all so good!  Again I had a hard time choosing 3 to feature, so again this week I've chosen 4!  Be sure to grab your button!

<a href="http://iamaddictedtorecipes.blogspot.com"><img src="http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w519/AddictedtoRecipes/addictedbutton.jpg" width="200" height="177" border="0" alt="I was featured, I was Featured by Addicted to Recipes"></a>

Here are this week's features:

#17 - Cranberry Brie Puffs from Will Cook for Smiles

#38 - Guacamole Grilled Cheese from The Captivatng Life

#7 - Crock Pot Chicken with Bacon from Grateful Belly

#18 - Best Cherry Pie from Miz Helen's Country Cottage

Congratulations everyone!

Scrumptious Sunday Link Party #6 will open on Saturday evening (8 pm PST).  Can't wait to see what everyone brings to the party next week!

Happy Easter to everyone! 

Would love for you to "like" me on Facebook and vote for my blog at the voiceBoks

"Top 10 Foodie Blog 2012" contest by clicking this link and voting for Addicted to Recipes (just two little clicks for you, easy breezy, and will really help me out!) THANKS so much!