Recipe: Cherry Peanut Butter Muffins

Cherry Peanut Butter Muffins
rec.food.cooking/Lucinda (Alex S Dunbar)

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup red maraschino cherries, chopped
2/3 cup milk
2 eggs, slightly beaten

In medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and orange peel; cut in peanut butter and butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in cherries. In small bowl, combine milk and eggs; stir into dry ingredients just until mixture is moistened. Spoon batter into 12 greased 3-inch muffin cups. Bake at 400 degrees about 15 minutes.