Cherry Pink Muffins Food

FRESH CHERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
• Mix flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Whisk oil, milk, egg, and almond extract together in a small bowl. Pour into flour mixture; stir gently until incorporated. Fold cherries into the batter.
• Spoon batter into the muffin cups, filling each 2/3 of the way full. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar on top.
• Bake muffins in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

CHEERY CHERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• While cherries are still frozen, cut them into halves, then set aside to thaw and drain in a mesh colander over a bowl.
• Cream butter and sugar using an electric mixer.
• Add eggs, almond extract, and vanilla and beat well.
• Crush 1/2 cup of the thawed cherries with a fork; add the mashed cherries to the batter.
• Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
• Fold half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture using a spatula; do not overmix.
• Add half of the cream or milk, mixing just enough to combine.
• Add remaining flour, then remaining milk; again avoid overmixing.
• Fold in the remaining cherry halves.
• Fill 12 paper-lined muffin tins with batter.
• If desired, you may sprinkle the muffins with some extra sugar.
• Bake in a preheated 375 F oven until golden brown, about 20-30 minutes.

CANDIED CHERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk the eggs, milk, 1 1/2 sticks melted butter, the almond paste and vanilla in a large bowl (it?s OK if the almond paste is still a little chunky). Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and stir until combined. Stir in the candied citrus peel.
• Divide the batter among the muffin cups, filling them three-quarters of the way. Top evenly with the candied cherries. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let the muffins cool 5 minutes in the pan, then remove to a rack.
• Warm the remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter in the microwave. Brush the muffins with the butter while still warm, then dust with confectioners' sugar. Let cool completely.

CHERRY CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Drain cherries, reserving 2 tablespoons of juice for glaze (discard remaining juice or save for another use). Chop cherries; fold the chips, pecans and cherries into the batter. , Drop by tablespoonfuls into greased or paper-lined heart-shaped or miniature muffin cups. Bake at 375° for 10-13 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Combine confectioners' sugar and reserved cherry juice to make a thin glaze; drizzle over muffins. Serve with cream cheese if desired.

CHERRY COBBLER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a 12 cup muffin pan with paper baking cups.
• Stir together the baking mix, white sugar, egg, and milk in a bowl just until combined. Stir in 1/2 of the cherry pie filling. Fill the lined muffin cups 2/3 full. Top each muffin with 3 cherries from the remaining cherry pie filling.
• Mix flour, brown sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon together in a small bowl with a fork until crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over unbaked muffins.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 22 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

CHERRY PINK MUFFINS

Steps:

• Sift together dry ingredients.
• Drain cherries, reserving juice.
• Preheat oven to 400.
• Finely cut and measure 1/2 c cherries.
• Beat egg slightly.
• Add milk, cherry juice, salad oil, honey and cherries.
• Make a well in center of flour mixture.
• Pour in egg mixture all at once.
• Stir quickly, just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Do not beat (batter will be lumpy).
• Quickly spoon batter into 12 2 and 1/2 greased muffin cups.
• Bake 12-15 minutes or until done.
• Serve popping hot.