It’s strawberry season! It’s strawberry season! This weekend it seemed that everyone I know went to their local farms and picked buckets of berries. I took a shortcut and went to my local farmer’s market. Note to self: always bring more than $8 to the farmer’s market. James and I had to make some tough decisions between strawberries, bread, carrots, tomatoes and beautiful spring flowers!
Back to the muffins: they’re delish! Fluffy, moist and not too sweet. If you want a sweeter muffin you could try experimenting with adding more sugar, sprinkling some on top or adding more berries. Otherwise, the sweetness of the berries goes a long way.
Ingredients
Source: Confections of a Foodie Bride
3 cups + 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
10 T. unsalted butter, cubed and softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cup plain fat-free Greek yogurt
Generous 1 1/2 cup chopped strawberries
Directions
Preheat oven to 400. Line muffin tin with liners
1. Mix 3 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt in medium bowl; set aside.
2. Cream butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition followed by the vanilla.
4. Beat in half of dry ingredients, followed by a third of the yogurt. Add remaining dry ingredients in two batches, alternating with the yogurt, until incorporated.
5. Toss strawberries with the remaining 1 T. flour and add to the bowl, mixing for just a few more seconds to distribute evenly (the batter will be very, very thick).
6. Divide the batter evenly among cups, using a large cookie scoop
7. Bake for 8 minutes and then decrease oven temperature to 375 and bake for 10-11 more minutes until golden brown and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
Voila!
I adore strawberry muffins. I try to make a variation almost every year– I’m trying yours this time around!
oh enjoy! the batter isn’t too sweet so you could beef it up with more berries if you want! enjoy! (how many exclamation points can i put in one comment?)