Welcome back to week 4 of this month long baking marathon. For 4th week I had initially planned on doing cakes. Husband was reluctant to eat cakes and was willing to taste the muffins. In fact he ate all the muffins I made for this marathon that is, if I left any for him. First three days I will post muffin recipes and the last three days of this week is going to be cakes.
Today’s recipe is a quick and easy muffin recipe with ingredients readily available in any pantry. The only ingredients to buy are strawberries but these berries can be substituted with any berries. The recipe calls for fresh strawberries but frozen, thawed strawberries can also be used. These muffins can be served for breakfast or as a school snack and after school snack.
I made half the recipe and was tempted to make mini muffins. I like mini muffins as it is great way to portion control and always bake mini ones. This time I made regular muffins as I wanted to use up the paper muffin cups I bought few months ago. I bought these paper muffin cups for the BM # 50 goody bag and later decided not to gift these. Now I am left with 4, 20 count muffin cups! If not for the BM meet, I can always use them for the BM baking!
If you are curious to know what all baked this month, check here.
Source: food.com
Total Time: 25 – 28 minutes
Preparation: 10 minutes
Bake Time: 15 – 18 minutes
Yields: 6 regular muffins and aprrox. 12 - 18 mini muffins
Ingredients:
- 3 large (100 grams or ¾ cup) Fresh Strawberries, sliced
- ⅓ cup (67 grams) Granulated Sugar
- 3 tbsp. Vegetable Oil
- 1 Egg
- 96 grams (¾ cup) All-Purpose Flour
- ¼ tsp. Baking Soda
- ¼ tsp. Salt
- ¼ tsp. Cinnamon Powder
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 475 F.
- Line regular muffin pan with liners or grease the muffin pan with cooking spray or oil. I used decorative paper muffin cups.
- Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Keep aside
- Take strawberries in a large bowl and mash with a fork or with back of a wooden spoon.
- Add sugar, oil, egg and mix with a spoon (I used wooden spoon) until well combined.
- Mix in the dry ingredients until well combined.
- Pour batter into muffin cups using a spoon.
- Bake in a preheated oven, middle rack for 15 – 18 minutes until light golden brown or tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Mine were done in 18 minutes.
- Cool for 5 minutes. Take them out of the muffin pan and serve warm or at room temperature.
Note:
- Strawberries – If strawberries are not available, can use frozen strawberries that were thawed and drained.
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Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 51
Priya Srinivasan says
Oh wow, those muffin cups looks awesome!!! Fresh fruit in bakes gives a great taste!!
Archana says
Awesome muffins. Love the pics. especially the way the muffin paper is peeled.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
I also made strawberry muffins for this BM and we loved it. I love your clicks as always. Makes it so tempting 🙂
PJ says
When ever we buy strawberries, we end up eating it as such and can never save it for bakes. Love your liners and the muffins 🙂
Gayathri Kumar says
I was admiring those cute paper cups and you say we missed it. So sad. The muffins look so yum...
Rajani says
Strawberry in muffins and cakes makes the bake a lot more appealing. the little red berry peeking from inside always looks cute :-).
Harini says
Those a stunning set of muffins. The muffin liners need a special mention as well.
srividhya says
Love the muffin wraps. great recipe.
Suma Gandlur says
It is hard when there are no kids around to savor what you bake and the other adults are not ready to share calories with you. If not for my kids, I would probably never bake. 🙂
Both muffins and muffin liners look good.
Srivalli says
Bhhoooo we missed out these pretty muffin cups!..anyway its such pretty click to enjoy virtually!..I had planned on fruit muffins but had to drop the idea..bookmarking for later for sure!
Sneha datar says
Nice pic and tempting muffins.
Pavani says
Lovely clicks Usha. Your cupcake liner is beautiful. Strawberry muffins look so moist & delicious.
saras says
Incredible clicks!! especially last one. it shows up, its lovely texture of the muffin..Feel like garbing some..Yumm
Vaishali Sabnani says
Pretty..yes the muffin liners are very pretty..but the muffins look fantastic too with those strawberries...lovely captures.
Nalini says
Cute looking muffins and love those muffin liners..wish to have some.
priya says
Wow, am in love ur muffin liners.. Pretty attractive muffins they are..
pumpkinfarmfood says
they look brilliant with the beautiful liner amazing
Varada says
Fresh strawberries in muffins sound delicious. The pictures in the paper cups are lovely.
Sowmya says
that is looking so awesome!!! love berries in bakes!!!