After body combat class last Sunday i stopped by the pasar malam to stock up on my veges and fruits. And guess what i bought?
Strawberries!
It was really cheap so i decided to buy 3 packs thinking i could make them into muffins. I rushed home, flipped through my Nigella cook book (thanks Mel!!) and could not find anything! Thank god for the Internet!
Note: I didn’t have ground nutmeg so i used cinnamon instead. And i also added a mashed banana, which i think helped make it so moist. The batter was more runnier
than other muffin batters i’ve mixed in the past and it took about 25 minutes for mine to cook.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh strawberries
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Directions
- In a small bowl, combine the strawberries and 1/2 cup sugar. Set aside for 1 hour. Drain, reserving liquid and berries separately.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin tin, or line with paper liners.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and 1/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the juice from the berries. Gently stir in the berries. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool in the pan on a wire rack.
To make this healthier you can opt to use 1 cup wholemeal flour, lessen the amount of sugar you sprinkle on the strawberries and just add more fruit. I also think adding walnuts into these babies would make it taste even better.
The people closest to me at my previous job would know that i hardly eat the things i bake, but this mind you was far too good to say no to. The muffins turned out soft and moist and tasted just right.
Do give this a try, i promise you’d enjoy it.
Happy baking
xoxo
Tagged: Muffins, Muffins, MY Own, One Bowl Recipe, Strawberry
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its yummy Karen, but wonder where is the strawberries?
Usually, the muffins that i try are a bit dry and more cake like texture. This one turned out to be the complete opposite of it. It was so moist, you could see it glistening on the top. One bite, and i couldnt tell it if were a muffin.
hahah..the strawberry ontop was for the photo shoot only!!heheh