Receta Strawberry Muffins
I saw this recipe on Facebook, and I just had to try it. I don't think I've ever had strawberries in muffins before, but they just looked so good. And I happened to have some strawberries in the fridge...
- Fresh Strawberry Muffins
- from Home of My Heart
- Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1 cup unbleached flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup coconut (optional)
- 1-1/2 cups chopped strawberries
- 1 T sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Directions:
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and mix well. Add vanilla and milk.
Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together. Stir into butter/sugar mixture, just until mixed. Gently stir in strawberries and coconut.
Spoon batter into greased muffin pan.
Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over muffins.
Bake at 400º for 30-35 minutes, or until browned. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then remove to wire rack to cool.
Makes one dozen muffins.
I cut the sugar down just a bit, because I don't like my muffins too sweet, and strawberries are plenty sweet by themselves. I also added the coconut, which is sweetened.
I also increased the bake time. I baked the muffins for 25 minutes, like the original recipe said, but even though they were technically done, they just weren't browned as well as I would have liked. Baking them the extra 5 to 10 minutes gives them a nice crunch around the edges and enhances the flavor nicely.
I'm thinking of adding rhubarb next time - or adding strawberries to my Rhubarb Muffins. Some kind of combination of the two. I bet that would be really good.