Cherry Cobbler Muffins

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• 1 can cherry pie filling
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoon butter, melted and cooled
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk (or milk and lemon juice)
• 1/2 cup cinnamon sugar

Details

Adapted from yourcupofcake.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Separate 1 cup of cherries from cherry pie filling. Mix in lemon juice and almond extract
3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
4. Whisk together egg, butter and buttermilk in another bowl.
5. Mix together wet and dry ingredients. Do not over mix.
6. Fill greased muffins tins or muffins cups half full. Place 2-3 cherries on top and then cover with more batter.
7. Spoon cinnamon sugar over of muffins.
8. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

* If you don’t have buttermilk (which I didn’t), you can use 1 tablespoon lemon juice and just short of 1 ¼ cup of milk.