Washington House Inn Cherry Muffins Recipes

MINI MARASCHINO CHERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F
• Grease bottoms only of 24 miniature (1 3/4x1-inch) muffin cups or 12 regular-size muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray, or line with paper baking cups.
• In medium bowl, beat granulated sugar, butter, milk and egg with fork or wire whisk until well blended. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt just until flour is moistened. Fold in cherries and almonds. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (cups will be full).
• Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Immediately remove muffins from pan to cooling rack. Drizzle glaze over warm muffins. Serve warm if desired.

WASHINGTON HOUSE INN CHERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Put cherries (juice and all) in a bowl.
• Add 1 t almond extract.
• Let stand 12- 24 hours in refrigerator.
• Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg together.
• Add cherries (well thawed by now), and mix well to coat the fruit.
• Beat eggs in a small bowl.
• Add milk, butter, and additional 1 t almond extract to the rest.
• Stir until blended.
• Add nuts.
• Fill paper lined muffin tins 2/3 full.
• Sprinkle tops lightly with sugar.
• bake at 400 degrees for 22- 25 minutes.

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.

HOMEMADE GRAPE JELLO/GELATIN

Steps:

• Sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup water in medium sized mixing bowl.
• Let sit.
• Put grapes, sugar and 1/2 cup water into pot and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 12 minute.
• Using potato masher, smash the grapes in the pot to get all the juices out.
• Using a ladle, scoop out the juice into a fine mesh strainer over the bowl of gelatin.
• Press on the skins to get all the juice out.
• You should get about 2 cups of juice (+/- 1/4 cup either way should work fine).
• Pour into a greased loaf pan and chill until firm (3 hours).
• Cut into cubes and serve with sweet cream if desired.

DRIED CHERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine the cherries and buttermilk in a small bowl, and set aside to soak for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray 18 muffin cups with nonstick spray or line them with paper liners and set aside.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar.
• In a measuring cup, combine the egg substitute, applesauce and almond extract.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and spoon the buttermilk and cherries into it.
• Then add the egg-substitute mixture.
• Mix until thoroughly blended, but do not overmix.
• Fill the prepared muffin cups two-thirds full with batter, and bake for 18 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top springs back when touched lightly with a fingertip.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

PINEAPPLE CHERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the crushed pineapple, chopped cherries and the extracts. Add the beaten egg and melted margarine. Mix well. The batter will be very thick. Spray the muffin tins with a vegetable spray. Put the batter in the muffin tins. Sometimes I use 3/4 cup chopped pecans with 3/4 cup Splendor Brown Sugar substitute for a topping. Makes them even more yummy.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

MINI CHERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the egg, yogurt and extract. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in cherries.
• Fill greased or paper-lined miniature muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350' for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

OATMEAL BUTTERSCOTCH MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine oats, buttermilk, and brown sugar. Set aside and let stand for 1 hour.(See note at bottom).
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Spray muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine melted, cooled butter and eggs. Add to oat mixture.
• Sift flour,baking powder,salt,and baking soda.
• Add dry ingredients to oat/egg mixture.
• Stir to combine.
• Stir in butterscotch chips.
• Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until tops spring back when touched.
• Remove from pan and cool a bit before serving.
• NOTE: I used quick oats in place of the old fashioned. I let it sit for maybe 5 minutes while I sifted the dry ingredients together. The muffins turned out good!

CHOCOLATE CHIP CHERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
• Mix whole wheat pastry flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
• In a slightly smaller bowl mix milk, vanilla yogurt, egg whites, brown sugar, and almond extract.
• Pour wet ingredients on top of dry ingredients. Mix until dry ingredients are just barely moistened.
• Gently fold in chocolate chips and dried cherries.
• Spoon into muffin cups, about 2/3 full.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.
• Let rest in muffin pan for 5 minutes, then remove the muffins and place them on a cooling rack.