Cherry Recipes

Cherry-Almond Muffins

This recipe comes from www.culinarycafe.com.

½ cup butter

1 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

2 cups flour

½ cup milk

2 teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

2 cups cherries, pitted, chopped and drained

1 cup slivered almonds, lightly toasted

1 teaspoon almond extract

Granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream the butter and sugar until
fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Sift together dry ingredients and
add them to butter/sugar mixture alternately with milk. Stir in almond
extract, then gently fold in almonds and cherries. Spoon muffin batter
into 12 greased muffin cups; cups will be quite full. Sprinkle each
muffin with a little granulated sugar, and bake for 30 minutes, or
until muffins test done.

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