Orange Cranberry Muffins

This comes from the Better Homes and Garden Cookbook.  However, I added the orange flavor to it, and the glaze option at the end.

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 c sugar
• 2 ts baking powder
• 1/4 salt
• 1 beaten egg
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 cup coarsely chopped cranberries
• 1 tsp orange zest (or grated orange peel)
  

1. Grease twelve 2 1/2 inch muffin cups or line with paper baking cups; set aside. In a medium mixing bowl dry ingredients. Make a well in the center of dry mixture; set aside.
   
2. In another mixing bowl combine remaining ingredients. Add egg mixture to dry mixture. Stir till just moistened. 
3. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each one 2/3 full. Bake in oven 400 F for 20 minutes or until golden. Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from muffin cups; serve warm. Makes 10 to 12. 

For a sweet muffin, top with a simple glaze: 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp grated orange peel, and 1 Tbsp fresh squeezed orange juice.  Mix together in a small bowl and drizzle over muffins after they have cooled for a couple of minutes.