Cherry-Orange Muffin Appetizers
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 ounce unsalted butter
  • 2 each eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup Chukar® Dried Tart Cherries
  •  Zest and juice of one orange
  • 1/2 cup large sugar crystals
  • 1 lb thin sliced smoked turkey
  • 1/2 cup Chukar® Raspberry Cherry Preserve
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Cherry-Orange Muffin Appetizers (continued)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cream sugar and butter, add eggs and beat until fluffy. Sift together salt, flour, baking soda. Mix together all wet and dry ingredients alternately. Using processor, chop dried cherries with zest. Add to batter, spoon into buttered tins and bake 12 minutes or until golden. Rest in pans, brush with juice and sprinkle with sugar. Cool and remove. To assemble: Slice muffin in half and make sandwich appetizers using preserves and turkey. Yields: 40 appetizers.
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