RAINIER CHERRIES RECIPES RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Place a 9-inch cast-iron skillet in preheated oven; heat 5 minutes. Remove pan from oven, and lightly coat with cooking spray.
• Combine cornstarch, juice, dash of salt, and cherries in a large bowl, tossing well to coat. Pour cherry mixture into prepared pan.
• Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (through 1/8 teaspoon salt) in a medium bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle flour mixture over cherries. Place skillet on a jelly-roll pan. Bake at 400° for 35 minutes or until filling is thick and bubbly and topping is browned. Remove from oven; let stand 20 minutes. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Directions for Cobbler
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Clean cherries and remove pits.
• In a large bowl mix together, the cherries, lemon juice, cornstarch, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon.
• Add to a 2-quart baking dish.
• Sprinkle the top with crumb topping.
• Bake at 425 for 25 to 30 minutes until browned.
• Muffin Instructions
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Prepare a 12 cup muffin tin with liners or grease.
• In a large mixing bowl cream sugar and butter.
• Add all dry ingredients with alternating milk to this mixture.
• Fold in the cherries.
• Add to a prepared muffin tin.
• Bake at 375 degrees for around 30 to 35 minutes.
• Cool, dust with powdered sugar, drizzle with a thin frosting or leave plain.