Strawberry Lemon Muffins
By
Carol Junkins
@CarolAJ
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It originated in a cookbook called "Angel of the Sea" very different with a lemon glaze on the strawberries. I love a warmed muffin in the morning with coffee.
May not be the healthiest thing to eat but mmm so good !
I have included a Strawberry Lemon Frosting as shown.
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Ingredients
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1 1/2 cflour
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2 tspbaking powder
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1/4 tspsalt
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1/2 cbutter, melted
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1 tspgrated lemon peel
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1/4 csugar
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1 1/2 tspcinnamon
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1/2 cmilk
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1egg
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1 1/2 cfresh strawberries, cut into small pieces
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TOPPING:
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1/2 cpecans, chopped
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1/4 cflour
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1 1/2 tspgrated lemon peel
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1/2 cbrown sugar
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1 1/2 tspcinnamon
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2 Tbspbutter, melted
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GLAZE:
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1/2 cconfectioners' sugar
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1 Tbsplemon juice
How to Make Strawberry Lemon Muffins
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
In another bowl, combine milk, butter, and egg.
Pour liquids into flour mixture and stir until moist. Fold in strawberries and lemon peel.
Spoon batter into greased and floured muffin pans.
Mix topping ingredients together thoroughly and spoon over batter. - Bake for 20-25 minutes.
Cool muffins for five minutes.
Mix glaze ingredients and drizzle over the top of each muffin.
Yields 12 muffins. - For Frosting ~ instead of Glaze:
For the frosting:
1 cup fresh strawberries, roughly chopped
12 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
18 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 2/3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
3 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla extract