Best Cranberry Muffins

1. Stiri flour to aerate.
2. Mixi the 2 tablespoons sugar with cinnamon.
3. Coarsely chop cranberries with knife.
4. Generously butter a 12 cup muffin pan. In a small saucepan or skillet, melt butter; set aside to cool.
5. In a medium mixing bowl, with a fork, thoroughly stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
6. In a small mixing bowl beat egg enough to combine yolk and white; beat in milk and melted butter.
7. Add to flour mixture; stir quickly and lightly just until flour is almost dampened.
8. Add cranberries; lightly stir in; do not beat.
9. Using a large metal spoon, spoon batter into prepared muffin-pan cups, filling each slightly more than half full.
10. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon-sugar over batter in each cup. Bakei in a preheated 375~ oven until golden brown and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean - 20 to 25 minutes.
11. If muffins are to be held 10 to 15 minutes before serving, tip them in the pan to prevent steaming and keep in a warm oven.
12. To reheat cold muffins, place them in a covered pan or a closed paper bag in a preheated 350~ oven for 10 minutes.