In the mid 1980's, I opened up a Muffin/Espresso Shop in Boulder City, Nevada - Jeanine's Sweet Treats, Fine Baked Goods, "Hot From The Oven"... EVERYTHING was baked "From Scratch" - by me... I lived close enough where I could walk to work - arriving around 4 a.m. each morning... The Shop being small, I had 5 employees... Most of our business was take-out, although we had tables inside & on the patio... I remember my slogan: "Sit & Eat -OR- Go with your Treat"!!! I loved what I did, it was a dream come true - but was a slave to my business... After 8 years of what I nick-named "Muffin Prison" - I Sold the Shop and moved to Wisconsin...
These yummy Chocoalte Cherry Muffins are a recent "tweaked" recipe of mine... YES, I still do bake!!!
A couple days ago Frog Husband and I enjoyed Door County - just for the day... We came home with Schartner's Cherries ~ soooo I just had to bake!*!*!
Many years back, my friend, Claudia, passed along a ViNtaGe Muffin Tin my way, that had been in her husband's family...
"1943" Hercules... I love it because it's extra deep!!! - and think of her fondly each time I bake!!!
Even though Sweet Treats is long gone, to this day, when I visit Boulder City, Nevada, people STILL recognize me & reminisce about the Bake Shop... Just a few weeks ago - a customer from years ago, asked for my Apricot Oatmeal Fruit Bar Recipe - to share with her own children now... Since I Sold the Shop, I've been promising to "write a cook book"... "Blurb" would make it so easy to do... Will it happen??? - Hard to Say, nothing in the works just yet...
375 degree oven
Spray muffin pan & papers with grease release "Pam"...
Bake Approximately 25 minutes...
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1-1/2 Cups Unbleached Flour
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder •Sift together, Set
aside...
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1/2 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Melted Butter •Beat together
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2 Eggs •Add to mixture-beat
1-1/2 Teaspoons almond
extract
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ADD reserved Flour/Baking Powder Mixture, along with 1/2 Cup Milk, to the sugar/butter/egg mixture - HAND STIR TOGETHER...
FOLD-IN whatever amount of Sweetened Cherries & Mini Chocolate Chips you like!!!
FILL MUFFIN CUPS... Top with white sugar - then powdered sugar...
BAKE... Remove from tin immediately to a cooling rack...
ENJOY!*!*!
While we were up in Door County on Tuesday, we hit a fun outdoor Antique/Vintage Tailgate!!! We didn't fill the car up ~ but we both got some fun things...
