Holiday Surprise Muffins

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

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 cup whole berry cranberry sauce

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350ºf. grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
• 2 using an electric mixer, beat butter, brown sugar and sugar in a medium mixing bowl until light and fluffy. add molasses and eggs; mix well.
• 3 stir baking soda into the buttermilk; set aside.
• 4 combine flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and allspice in another mixing bowl. add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to the butter mixture; mix well after each addition.
• 5 fill each muffin cup halfway with batter. spoon about 1 teaspoon of cranberry sauce into each muffin cup. top with remaining batter. bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown and firm to the touch. remove from pan; cool on a wire rack.