Strawberry Macadamia Nut Muffins Food

STRAWBERRY NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 muffin pans, or use paper liners.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Make a well in the center, and pour in eggs and oil. Mix well, then fold in strawberries and walnuts. Fill muffin cups 2/3 to 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

MACADAMIA NUT, CRANBERRY, GINGER AND WHITE CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 F (180 C).
• Combine dried cranberries, crystallized ginger, brandy or Grand Marnier, and hot water and let sit for 15 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl beat egg. Add brown sugar and butter and continue to beat for one minute. Stir in buttermilk.
• In separate bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Mix thoroughly. Add this mixture all at once to the egg mixture. Stir lightly until combined. Do not over mix.
• Fold in white chocolate chips and nuts, along with cranberry and brandy mixture, into the batter. Spoon into muffin cups.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until tops are slightly browned.

STRAWBERRY-MACADAMIA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*F.
• Grease the bottoms only of 12 standard-size muffin cups, or line with paper wrappers; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat together the the milk, melted butter, and egg.
• Stir in the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt just until combined; do not overmix.
• Gently fold in the strawberries and macadamia nuts.
• Spoon batter into the prepared tins; sprinkle with sugar, if desired.
• Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until golden and puffed.
• Immediately invert onto wire racks.
• Serve warm or cool.

STRAWBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line muffin tins with paper liners.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together in a large bowl. Stir with your hand to be sure the ingredients are combined. In a 2-cup glass measure, combine the milk, eggs, and melted butter. Make a well in the middle of the dry mixture, pour the wet mixture into the well, and stir until just combined. There will be some lumps but don't overmix the batter! Add the strawberries and sugar and stir gently to combine.
• Using a 2 1/4-inch ice cream scoop, spoon the batter into the muffin cups to fill the liners. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean and the tops are nicely browned.