Cranberry Vanilla Chip Muffins Recipe

        
      3 c  flour
      1 T  baking powder
    3/4 t  salt
      1 t  baking soda
      1 c  sugar
    2/3 c  butter,melted
      2 lg eggs
    3/4 c  plain yogurt
    1/4 c  buttermilk
      1 c  vanilla chips
      2 c  cranberries,Frozen
      1 t  almond extract
           **topping**
    1/2 c  butter,melted
    1/2 c  sugar

Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a
large mixing bowl; set aside.  In a separate mixing bowl, with electric
mixer, beat sugar and 2/3 cup melted butter until well blended, about 1
minute.  Beat in eggs one at a time.

Combine yogurt and buttermilk; add yogurt mixture, chips, cranberries,
and extract to egg mixture.  Stir to blend.  Gradually add dry
ingredients to moist mixture; stir just until combined.

Spoon batter into muffin tin, about 2/3 full.  Bake at 375 for 15 to 20
minutes or until golden brown.  Dip hot, baked muffins into melted
butter and then into sugar to add topping.

Yield:  1 1/2 - 2 dozen medium-size muffins.

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Cranberry-Orange Cheesecake
 
      Yield: 12 Servings
 
      1 c  cranberries,Dried
      2 c  graham cracker crumbs
    1/2 c  butter,melted
  1 1/4 c  sugar
      2 T  sugar
      2 lb cream cheese,room
           -temperature
    1/2 c  undiluted frozen orange
           -juice concentrat,thawed
      1 T  orange zest,grated
      2 T  orange flavored liqueur
      5 ea eggs
      2 c  sour cream

Place the dried cranberries in a small heavy saucepan and add water
to cover; bring to a simmer.  Cook the cranberries until plump and soft
(about 4 minutes).  Cool; drain.

Preheat oven to 350F.  In a bowl, combine th crumbs, melted butter, and
1/4 cup of sugar.  Mix well.  Press the crumbs over the bottom and 2"
up the sides of a 10" springform pan.  Bake until just golden (about 12
minutes).  Cool on rack; leave the oven on set at 350F.

In an electric mixer bowl, with the mixer on medium speed, beat
together the cream cheese and 1 cup sugar until smooth.  Beat in the
orange juice concentrate, orange zest, and liqueur until well mixed.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Fold in
the drained, cranberries.  Spread the cream cheese mixture into the
cooled crust.  Bake on middle rack of oven until the cheesecake is just
set when pan is gently shaken (about 1 hour).  Cool slightly on rack.
Leave oven on.

In small bowl, stir together the sour cream and 2 tablespoons sugar.
Pour over cheesecake top and bake until sour cream is set (about 5
minutes).  Remove; cool on rack.  cover and refrigerate.

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