Cherry Almond Spiced Muffins with Almond Streusel for #MuffinMonday
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A dense, nutty muffin with chunks of cherries and an almond streusel on top
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup Dried Cherries
  • 2 Cups Self-Raising Flour
  • ¾ Cup Brown Sugar
  • ½ Cup Slivered Almonds
  • 2 Tsp Ground Ginger
  • 1 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • ½ Tsp Ground Nutmeg
  • ¾ Cup Buttermilk
  • ½ Cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1 Egg, lightly whisked
  • For the streusel:
  • ¼ Cup Almond Flour
  • ¼ Cup Unbleached, All-Purpose Flour
  • ½ Cup Turbinado Sugar
  • 5 Tbsp Cold Butter, diced
  • ½ Tsp Cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 392°F
  2. Line 12 x cup muffin pan with paper cases.
  3. Soak cherries in boiling water for about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, add flour, sugar, slivered almonds, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cherries.
  5. In a small measuring cup, combine buttermilk, oil and egg with a whisk.
  6. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture and stir until just combined (do not overmix).
  7. Spoon evenly among the lined pans.
  8. Combine the the ingredients for the streusel in a small bowl and sprinkle over the muffins.
  9. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when tested.
Notes
This recipe yields 12-15 muffins
Recipe by Lovely Pantry at https://lovelypantry.com/2012/11/cherry-almond-spiced-muffins-with-almond-streusel-for-muffinmonday/