Chocolate Cherry Streusel Muffin Tops
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour (may sub 1/4 cup whole wheat flour)
- 12 cup granulated sugar (or use brown sugar)
- 12 cup sweet dried cherries, chopped (or sour dried cherries)
- 12 cup chocolate chips (optional)
- 14 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder (or 3 tablespoons cocoa plus 1 tablespoon dark cocoa)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 14 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 14 cup water
- 34 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 12 cup finely ground almonds (2 tablespoons extra flour if you don't have almonds)
- 12 cup confectioners' sugar
- 18-14 teaspoon salt
- 14 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- 12 teaspoon vanilla extract (or 1 teaspoon almond extract)
- 6 tablespoons butter
- Preheat oven to 350*F.
- For the batter:.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cherries, chips (if using), cocoa, baking powder and salt.
- Mix in the softened butter; the mixture will be crumbly.
- Add eggs and water and mix until evenly moistened.
- Use a generous 1/4 cup of batter to fill the cups of the muffin pan.
- For the topping:.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients and the extract.
- Using a fork or your fingers, cut in the butter to form crumbs.
- Top the entire surface of each muffin with a generous amount of crumbs.
- Bake the muffin tops for 16-23 minutes, until a cake tester inserted in the center of one comes out clean.
- Cool the tops for 5 minutes in the pan, and then transfer them to a rack to cool completely.
- Dust with additional glazing or confectioners' sugar if desired.
- Enjoy!
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-cherry-streusel-muffin-tops-367270 (may not work)