Cherry Crumb Muffins

By chelyc13

** To make peach crumb muffins, substitute 1 cup fresh or frozen sliced peaches for the cherries.

Ingredients

• 1/2 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 teas baking powder
• 1/4 teas baking soda
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 cup frozen or fresh sour pitted cherries
• 10 tblsp crumb mix

Details

Servings 10

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat the oven to 350. LIghtly grease muffin tins or use paper muffin cups.

2. In an electric mixer on medium high speed, with the paddle attachment cream together the butter, sugar, and vanilla.

3. Sift the remaining dry ingredients together into a bowl.

4. Add the egg to the butter mixture and blend until combined.

5. Add 1/4 cup of the sour cream to the butter mixture, then half of the dry ingredients, mixing and repeating with the remaining sour cream and then the remaining dry ingredients until the batter is combined. Be sure to end with the dry ingredients.

6. Reserve 8 cherries and fold in the remaining cherries until evenly mixed.

7. Spoon the batter into the muffin tins, leaving room on the top for the crumb mix. Top each muffin with 1 tblsp of the crumb mix and 1 cherry. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean.

8. Cool for at least 10 minutes for best release of the muffins from their tins (if not using paper liners)