Cherry Muffins

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients for about 20 cherry muffins:

• 200 g of cherries, pitted and cut into small pieces;
• 200 g of 00 flour for cakes;
• 200 g corn starch;
• a sachet of baking powder;
• 120 ml of sunflower seed oil;
• 1 x 125g jar of cherry yogurt;
• 1 dl of cream;
• 120 g of granulated sugar;
• 2 tablespoons of icing sugar;
• 1 whole egg and 1 yolk;
• 1 pinch of salt;
• 1 tablespoon of sugar

STEP

1. In a bowl, mix the yogurt with the egg, the yolk, the salt, the oil, the granulated sugar and the cream, then gradually add the flour, the starch and the sifted yeast;
2. Wash the cherries well;
3. Stone and roughly chop the cherries;
4. Add the cherry pieces that we marinated for a few minutes with a spoonful of sugar to the mixture, mix very delicately with a spoon;
5. Take a muffin tray, place the paper cups and fill them two-thirds full with mixture, add a pitted cherry in the centre of the cup, making sure it sinks slightly;
6. Cook them in the oven (already hot) at 180 degrees for approximately 20 minutes;
7. Remove the muffins from the oven and let them cool;
8. Sprinkle with icing sugar;
9. Place on a nice tray and serve with a nice coffee or tea.. they are simply delicious.. they practically melt in your mouth!!