Ingredients

Yield: 16 muffins

1 cup raw cranberries, chopped
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup shortening, melted

Directions

Mix cranberries and 1/2 cup sugar and let stand overnight. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and 1/4 cup sugar. In separate bowl, mix together beaten egg, buttermilk and melted shortening. Add all at once to sifted dry ingredients; add cranberry/su-gar mixture and stir together. Fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes.

Each muffin contains 122 calories, 3g fat, 21g carb, 108mg sodium, 1/2mg cholesterol, 25% calories from fat.