Orange Cranberry Muffins with a Crumbly Streusel Top

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Gluten Free flour

  • 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • 1 large egg

  • ½ cup organic cane sugar

  • 1/3 cup Avocado Oil

  • 2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice

  • 1 Tablespoon freshly grated orange zest

  • 1 ½ cups cranberries-fresh (reserve ¼ cup to stick on top for a prettier presentation)

  • 1–2 tablespoon flour-to toss the cranberries

For Streusel Topping:

  • 2/3 cup Gluten Free flour

  • 1/3 cup Organic cane sugar

  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon (or more to taste)

  • ¼ cup butter flavoured coconut oil - melted

Instructions:

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients and whisk everything together.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Place them in the fridge to cool for about 3 hours or over night for the best consistency!

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