18
BREAKFAST & BRUNCH
NONSTICK
COOKING
SPRAY
C
RUMB
TOPPING
:
½
CUP
TOASTED
PECANS
OR
WALNUTS
¼
CUP
UNBLEACHED
,
ALL
-
PURPOSE
FLOUR
¹⁄³
CUP
LIGHT
BROWN
SUGAR
¼
CUP
(
½
STICK
)
UNSALTED
BUTTER
,
COLD
AND
CUT
INTO
SMALL
CUBES
1
TEASPOON
GROUND
CINNAMON
¼
TEASPOON
SALT
M
UFFINS
:
1½
CUPS
UNBLEACHED
,
ALL
-
PURPOSE
FLOUR
½
TABLESPOON
BAKING
SODA
½
TEASPOON
SALT
½
TEASPOON
GROUND
CINNAMON
¹⁄³
CUP
GRANULATED
SUGAR
¼
CUP
LIGHT
BROWN
SUGAR
¾
CUP
BUTTERMILK
¹⁄³
CUP
VEGETABLE
OIL
1
LARGE
EGG
1
TEASPOON
PURE
VANILLA
EXTRACT
1
CUP
DRIED
CHERRIES
CHERRY CRUMB MUFFINS
A hit at every brunch table.
Makes 12 muffins
Approximate pr
eparation time: 15 minutes plus
20 minutes for baking
Preheat oven to 400°F
. Coat one 12-cup muffin pan with
nonstick cooking spray.
Insert the small chopping blade into the small work
bowl of the Cuisinart
®
Food Processor
. Put the nuts for
the crumb topping recipe into the small work bowl and
pulse to roughly chop. Add r
emaining crumb topping
ingredients and pulse to achieve a crumb-like mixtur
e,
about 5 to 6 pulses. Remove work bowl and reserve.
Insert the large metal chopping blade into the lar
ge work
bowl of the Cuisinart
®
Food Processor
. Process the flour
,
baking soda, salt and cinnamon for 10 seconds to sift.
Remove and reserve.
Add the sugars and buttermilk to the work bowl and
process together for about 5 seconds to combine.
Stir together the oil, egg and vanilla in a liquid measuring
cup. With the machine running, pour the liquid
ingredients thr
ough the small feed tube and process until
combined. Evenly add the dry ingredients and pr
ocess
for about 4 to 5 seconds. Scrape the work bowl and add
the dried cherries, pulse 2 to 3 times to combine.
Scoop muffin batter evenly into the pr
epared muf
fin
pan. Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly on the tops of
each muffin. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until a cake
tester comes out clean.
Nutritional information per muffin:
Calories 151 (39% from fat)
|
carb. 21g
|
pro. 2g
|
fat 7g
|
sat. fat 1g
|
chol. 18mg
|
sod. 258mg
|
calc. 18mg
|
fiber 0g