Cranberry Orange Muffins with Streusel Topping

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400F degrees and line standard muffin pan with paper liners and set aside.

Step 2

To make the crumb topping in a small bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, and cinnamon, add melted butter and stir with a fork until crumbly, and place in the fridge until ready to use.

Step 3

To make the muffins in a large bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside.

Step 4

In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, orange zest, and granulated sugar until combined. Whisk in yogurt, orange juice, and oil (mixture should be pale yellow).

Step 5

Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients and whisk everything together.

Step 6

In a small bowl sprinkle 1 ¼ cup cranberries with 1-2 tablespoon flour and toss them until all berries are coated with a thin layer of flour and then fold them really gently in the batter.

Step 7

Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins, filling about 2/3 of each cup. Cover generously with streusel topping. Stick a few cranberry halves on each muffin.

Step 8

Place them in the oven and reduce the heat to 375F, bake about 18-20 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.