2 cups whole-wheat flour 2/3 cup all-purpose white flour 2/3 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 1/2 cups buttermilk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pitted cherries from (preserved, fresh, or frozen and thawed) - 3 for each muffin 1/2 cup chopped pecans
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Put whole-wheat flour into large bowl. Add white flour.
Add brown sugar.
Add baking soda.
Add baking powder.
Add salt.
Add ginger.
Add cinnamon.
Mix well.
Add buttermilk.
Add oil.
Add egg.
Add vanilla extract.
Mix just to blend all ingredients. Do not overmix! It is okay if batter is slightly lumpy.
Line muffin tin with paper cups. Spoon batter into cups, filling about 1/4 of each muffin cup.
Place 3 cherries in the center of muffin cups.
Top with more batter, filling about 3/4 of each muffin cup.
Bake in preheated oven at 375 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes. Check with wooden skewer or toothpick: insert it into center of muffin. If it comes out clean (nothing sticks to it), the muffins are done.