Ingredients
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1/2 cup dried cranberries
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1 tablespoon finely chopped crystallized ginger
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1 tablespoon brandy or 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier
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1 tablespoon hot water
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2/3 cup brown sugar
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1/4 cup melted butter
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1 cup buttermilk
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2 1/3 cups cake-and-pastry flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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3/4 cup white chocolate chips
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1/2 cup dry roasted macadamia nuts, chopped
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1 egg
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 F (180 C).
- Combine dried cranberries, crystallized ginger, brandy or Grand Marnier, and hot water and let sit for 15 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl beat egg. Add brown sugar and butter and continue to beat for one minute. Stir in buttermilk.
- In separate bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Mix thoroughly. Add this mixture all at once to the egg mixture. Stir lightly until combined. Do not over mix.
- Fold in white chocolate chips and nuts, along with cranberry and brandy mixture, into the batter. Spoon into muffin cups.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until tops are slightly browned.