Sour Cherry Muffins With Coconut Streusel Food

CHERRY MUFFIN

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375. Line muffin tins with liners or spray with cooking spray.
• 2. Make the crumb topping: In medium bowl, combine all dry ingredients. Stir in butter then pinch mixture until it forms pea size chunks.
• 3. Make the muffins: In a small bowl whisk the flour, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, eggs and oil and beat with a hand mixer until well combined. Beat in the milk and vanilla. Add the flour mix and beat on low speed until the batter is smooth. Stir in the cherries.
• 4. Spoon the batter into muffin tins filling about 3/4 full. Sprinkle crumb topping on each muffin and bake for about 30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached.
• 5. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.

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.

CHERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk, oil and extract. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cherries and chocolate chips., Fill paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

SOUR CHERRY MUFFINS WITH COCONUT STREUSEL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease 12 standard muffin cups with butter. Drain the sour cherries and dry them on paper towels.
• Make the Coconut Streusel by stirring together the flour and brown sugar in a small bowl. Using a pastry blender or your fingers, cut in or rub in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Stir in the coconut. Set aside.
• Make the muffins by stirring together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in another bowl.
• In still another bowl, whisk together the melted butter, eggs and half-and-half. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the egg mixture. Beat until thick and creamy. The batter will be slightly lumpy. Do not overmix.
• Spoon the batter into each muffin cup, filling 1/3 full. Drop in a few cherries and add batter just to cover and then drop in a few more cherries. Spoon on more batter until the cups are filled level with the rims. Sprinkle each with 1 heaping tablespoon of the Coconut Streusel.
• Bake until golden, dry, and springy to the touch, 20-25 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool for 5 minutes. Turn out the muffins. Serve warm or at room temperature.

COCONUT CHERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190C/375F/gas 5.
• Sift into a large bowl flour, baking powder, salt and caster sugar finally adding coconut.
• Cut cherries into pieces.
• In separate bowl whisk egg, milk, vanilla extract and oil until smooth.
• Make a well in centre of dry ingredients and add egg mixture, stir until just combined.
• Add cherries being careful not to overwork the batter.
• Spoon into greased or paper lined muffin cups 3/4 full.
• Topping. Mix remaining sugar and coconut, sprinkle evenly on top of muffins.
• Bake at 375 (Gas 5) for 20-25 minutes.

SOUR CHERRY MUFFINS WITH ALMOND CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease a 12 cup muffin pan.
• Topping: In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, butter, flour, and cinnamon until blended and crumbly. Stir in almonds. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Muffins: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, sour cream, oil, and almond extract until well blended.
• Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just blended, Gently fold in cherries.
• Divide batter equally among prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle with topping.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until tops are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then transfer to the rack to cool.

SOUR CHERRY MUFFINS WITH COCONUT STREUSEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Grease 12 standard muffin cups with butter or butter-flavored nonstick cooking spray.
• Streusel--stir together the brown sugar and flour in a small bowl.
• Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, cut or rub in the butter until the mixture is crumbly.
• Stir in the coconut; set aside.
• To make the muffins--in a bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• In another bowl, whisk together the melted butter, eggs, and half-and-half.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the egg mixture.
• Beat until thick and creamy.
• The batter will be slightly lumpy; do not over mix.
• Spoon the batter into each muffin cup, filling it one-third full.
• Drop in a few cherries, add batter just to cover, and then drop in a few more cherries.
• Spoon on more batter until the cups are filled level with the rims.
• Sprinkle each with 1 heaping tablespoon of coconut streusel.
• Bake until golden, dry, and springy to the touch, 20-25 minutes.
• Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Unmold the muffins; serve warm or at room temperature.