Cherry Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Sugar
- Juice of one Orange (about 1/2 cup)
- 1/2 Cup Butter
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 3/4 Cup Sour Cream
- 2 Cups Flour, Sifted
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Grated Orange Rind
- 1/2 Cup Dried Cherries
- 1/2 Cup Chopped Nuts
Directions
- Mix sugar and orange juice. Set aside for dipping after muffins are cooked.
- Cream butter and sugar. Add sour cream alternately with the dry ingredients.
- Fold in orange rind, cherries and nuts. This is a stiff batter.
- Use well greased muffin tins that are small so that these are bite-sized. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. While still warm, dip them in the sugar-orange juice mixture.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- Pair with Chateau Grand Traverse Late Harvest Riesling, and enjoy!
Makes 36 Miniature Muffins