strawberry muffins

Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 07:35 AM

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Strawberry Muffins
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1-1/2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
1 cup skim milk, *see note
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1-1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg, lightly beaten + egg white, lightly beaten enough vegetable
cooking spray
1-1/2 tbsp. sugar
*Note: Add 1 tbsp. vinegar or lemon juice to milk let sit 5 mins. Or
substitute nonfat buttermilk.Heat oven to 350º F. Combine flour and
next 4 ingredients in a large bowl and stir well. Add fresh
strawberries; stir well and make a well in center of mixture. Combine
buttermilk and next 4 ingredients; [thru egg white] stir well. Add to
dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Divide batter evenly
among 18 muffin cups coated with cooking spray; sprinkle 1-1/2 tbsp.
sugar evenly over muffins. Bake at 350 F. 25 mins or until toothpick
inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pans immediately let
cool on a wire rack. Makes 18 servings.