Cherry Muffins
¾ cup sugar ½ cup milk ½ cup vegetable oil
¾ cup sugar ½ cup milk ½ cup vegetable oil
1 egg
2 tsps. vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsps. baking powder
16oz jar maraschino cherries, chopped
2 Tbsps. reserved cherry juice
12 whole maraschino cherries, for topping if desired (I left this step off) Preheat oven to 400°F. Place cupcake liners in muffin tin. Place sugar, milk, vegetable oil, egg and vanilla extract in large bowl. Whisk to combine. Add flour and baking powder, then stir until just combined. Add cherries and cherry juice to bowl. Stir gently until well mixed. Spoon batter evenly into muffin tins. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until edges are just browned. Cool muffins in pan 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely Recipe adapted from dinneratthezoo. com.
