Cranberry, Grand Marnier And Almond Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 310 g all-purpose flour
• 170 g sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 50 g ground almonds
• 100 ml grand marnier
• 100 ml milk
• 100 ml oil
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 eggs
• 200 g cranberries (fresh or frozen)
• 150 g chocolate, chopped
• 40 g slivered almonds
• 30 g demerara sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 200c (180c for fan assisted).
• 2 line a muffin tin with 12 liners.
• 3 sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. stir in the ground almonds.
• 4 combine wet ingredients in a medium-sized bowl, and mix thoroughly with a fork.
• 5 add the wet ingredients to the dry, and fold together with a large metal spoon until just moistened. very gently fold in the cranberries and the chocolate.
• 6 spoon into prepared muffin cups, and sprinkle evenly with almonds and demerara sugar.
• 7 bake for 20-25 minutes until the tops spring back gently when pressed.
• 8 cool on a wire rack.