Mean Chefs Dried Cherry Corn Muffins Food

MEAN CHEF'S DRIED CHERRY CORN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray a 12 cup muffin tin.
• Place cherries and 1 tbl flour in bowl, toss and set aside.
• Combine milk, melted butter and eggs in a bowl.
• Set aside.
• In bowl of mixer combine flour, sugar, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
• Mix with paddle to blend.
• Add milk mixture and mix on low until just blended.
• Add cherries and mix to combine.
• Spoon into muffin tin.
• Bake until tests done.
• Remove muffins from pan 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.

DRIED CHERRY ALMOND MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F (175C). Line 2 muffin tins with muffin liners. I got 16 nicely-sized muffins out of this recipe. Half fill any empty muffin containers with water to distribute heat while baking.
• Toss the dried fruit and almond paste with the 2 tblsps of flour to coat. Set aside.
• Combine all the wet ingredients in a bowl and whisk to blend.
• Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and whisk to combine and distribute well.
• Add wet ingredients to dry and stir to mix. Stir in dried fruit and almond paste. Do not overmix. You will have a very thick batter.
• Fill muffin tins to just above top of liner (easy to do as batter is so thick).
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden and test done with a toothpick.

MAX'S ULTIMATE CORN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• In a mixer, beat butter until creamy.
• Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Add eggs while mixing, then honey.
• Slowly add dry ingredients while mixing.
• Add buttermilk while mixing.
• Add corn, use a spatula to stir kernels into batter.
• Lightly butter a 12 cup muffin pan and fill cups 3/4 full with batter.
• Bake for 20 minutes, until muffins are golden brown on edges and yellow on top.