Recently the 2009 James Beard Foundation Award nominees were announced… and Flo Braker’s book “Baking For All Occasions” was among them.  I found out about it on a Friday and by that evening I had my very own copy of the book.  It’s got some pretty terrific sounding recipes, lemme tell ya… but what I love most about it is that it’s not just a recipe book… it’s also a technique book.  So if you’re just getting started with baking you will learn quite a bit of foundation-skills from it.  And if you’re a rather seasoned pro, the recipes will most certainly grab you.  These orange cranberry muffins are from Baking For All Occasions by Flo Braker.  Now I know what you’re thinking “eh, orange cranberry muffins… been there done that… so what?” but I gotta be honest here, it’s the cinnamon sugar topping which gives these traditional muffins a delicious update!     (more…)