CHEF JEFF — ONE BYTE AT A TIME: Sour Cream Nutmeg Muffins

This scrumptious pastry might look familiar to some.

Sour Cream Nutmeg Muffins

½ cup (1 stick) butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

8 ounces (1 cup) sour cream

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 cup fresh cranberries

TOPPING:

½ to 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1½ tablespoons sugar

Heat oven to 400 degrees. In electric mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar until no grains of sugar remain. Add eggs, vanilla. Beat until light, fluffy. Measure flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg into another bowl. Whisk well. Stir into butter mixture just until moistened. Fold in sour cream by hand. Fold in berries. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Combine nutmeg, sugar to make topping . Sprinkle over muffins. Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes then remove to wire rack.

Yield: 18 muffins.

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