Name: Cranberry and Orange Bere Muffins
Yield: Makes 8 large muffins
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 5 heaped tbsp natural yoghurt; 100 g dried cranberries; 25 g—40 g sunflower and/or pumpkin seeds; 1 level tsp bicarbonate of soda; 2 large eggs; 75 g caster sugar; 50 g dark brown muscovado sugar; the zest and juice of one small orange (50 ml juice); 100 g self-raising flour; 1 level tsp cinnamon; 100 g butter, melted and cooled slightly; 100 g beremeal

Preparation info

Makes
8
large muffins

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Taste of Scotland’s Islands

By Sue Lawrence

Published 2019

About

My recipe is based on one from Lorraine at Cafelolz, Kirkwall, Orkney. Lorraine Pilkington-Tait, also known as Lol, hence the café name, was born and bred in Stenness on the mainland of Orkney, then worked for in the hospitality industry all over Scotland. She is a self-taught baker and cook and opened Cafelolz in 2000. Before that she lived in New Zealand for 15 years with her Kiwi husband, and it was there she embraced the wonderful coffee/café culture of