Fresh Cherry Muffins

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup fresh pitted and quartered sweet cherries
• 1 tablespoon white sugar

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
2. Mix flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
3. Whisk oil, milk, egg, and almond extract together in a small bowl. Pour into flour mixture; stir gently until incorporated. Fold cherries into the batter.
4. Spoon batter into the muffin cups, filling each 2/3 of the way full. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar on top.
5. Bake muffins in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

flour, white sugar, baking powder, salt, vegetable oil, milk, egg, almond, sweet cherries, white sugar

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/254770/fresh-cherry-muffins/ (may not work)