Magnolia Cafe Dried Cherry Crumb Buns

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 cups dried cherries
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, unpacked
• 1 cup butter, softened, cut in small pieces

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325*.
• 2 grease and flour 16 large muffin cups.
• 3 to make the buns; in a medium-size bowl, sift together the flour, the baking powder, the salt and the cinnamon; set aside.
• 4 in a large bowl, on the low speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter and the sugar till fluffy -- about 3 minutes.
• 5 add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 6 beat in the vanilla extract.
• 7 add the dry ingredients, alternately with the buttermilk, in three parts, beating well after each addition.
• 8 stir the dried cherries into the batter (or whatever fruit you are using).
• 9 spoon the batter into the muffin cups.
• 10 to prepare the topping:
• 11 in a medium-size bowl, mix the flour and the brown sugar. using a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 12 sprinkle the topping over the buns, being sure to keep crumbs wihin muffin cups, otherwise they are difficult to remove.
• 13 bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly golden or until a cake tester inserted into center of bun comes out clean.