Orange Poppy Seed Muffins with Orange Cranberry Butter

Name: Orange Poppy Seed Muffins with Orange Cranberry Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter softened; 2 tbsps whole cranberry sauce; 1 tsp McCormick® Pure Orange Extract; 1/4 tsp McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract; 2 cups flour; 2/3 cup sugar; 2 tbsps McCormick® Poppy Seed; 1 1/2 tsps baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup sour cream; 1 egg; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 2 tbsps milk; 1 1/2 tsps McCormick® Pure Orange Extract; 1 tsp grated orange peel

The kitchen will be filled with a fragrant, citrus aroma that will entice your family's taste buds. Poppy seeds add a delicate, nutty flavor.

10m

PREP TIME

25m

COOK TIME

249

CALORIES

16

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients 12 Servings

Orange Cranberry Butter:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
2 tablespoons whole cranberry sauce
1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Orange Extract
1/4 teaspoon McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
Orange Poppy Seed Muffins:
2 cups flour
2/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons McCormick® Poppy Seed
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
1 egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Orange Extract
1 teaspoon grated orange peel

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 For the Butter, mix all ingredients in medium bowl until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
2 For the Muffins, preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper baking cups. Mix flour, sugar, poppy seed, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Set aside.
3 Mix sour cream, egg, oil, milk, extract and orange peel in medium bowl. Add to flour mixture; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Batter will be thick and slightly lumpy.) Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full.
4 Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm with Orange Cranberry Butter.