Strawberry Pecan Muffins With Strawberry Butter Food

STRAWBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners; spray the liners and the pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and granulated sugar for about 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl and beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract and almond extract. (The batter may look a little grainy -- that's okay).
• With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture in three separate additions, alternating with the milk and ending with the flour.
• Toss the strawberries with 2 teaspoons of flour (this will keep them from sinking to the bottom). Set ½ cup of the berries aside. Add the remaining berries to the batter and fold with a spatula until evenly distributed. Do not overmix.
• Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tin (an ice-cream scoop with a wire scraper works well here); they will be very full. Scatter the reserved berries evenly over the muffins, then sprinkle the turbinado sugar over the center of each muffin (keeping the sugar away from the edges will prevent sticking).
• Bake for about 30 minutes, until lightly golden and a cake tester comes out clean. Run a sharp knife around the top edge of each muffin to free it from the pan if necessary (the edges can stick), then let the muffins cool in the pan for about 25 minutes. Transfer the muffins to a rack to cool completely.
• Freezer-Friendly Instructions: These muffins can be frozen for up to 3 months. After they are completely cooled, double-wrap it securely with aluminum foil or plastic freezer wrap, or place it in heavy-duty freezer bag. Thaw overnight on the countertop.

PERFECT STRAWBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line 12 standard-size muffin cups with paper liners.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and the black pepper in a large bowl until well mixed.
• Using a measuring jug that holds at least 1 cup, measure the vegetable oil. Add the egg, then fill the measuring jug to the 1-cup line with milk (this should be 1/3 to a 1/2 cup of milk).
• Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and whisk until blended. Pour into the bowl with flour and stir with a fork until just combined. Do not overmix. The muffin batter will be pretty thick - see note below). Stir in the strawberries.
• In a small bowl, stir one tablespoon of sugar with a 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla.
• Divide the batter between the 12 muffin cups. (The batter will come close to the tops of the paper liners). Lightly sprinkle vanilla sugar topping over muffins.
• Bake muffins until tops are golden brown, no longer wet, and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out with crumbs, not wet batter; 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.

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.

STRAWBERRY-PECAN MUFFINS WITH STRAWBERRY BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line 8 jumbo muffin cups with paper liners, or spray with baking spray with flour.
• In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with a mixer at medium speed until fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition. Fold in 1 cup strawberries and ½ cup pecans. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Top with remaining ¼ cup strawberries and remaining 2 tablespoons pecans.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with sanding sugar, and bake until muffins are golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes more. Let cool in pans for 5 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature with Strawberry Butter.
• In a medium bowl, beat butter and strawberries with a mixer at medium speed until combined.

STRAWBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. In another bowl, whisk eggs, oil and buttermilk until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Gently fold in jam. , Fill well-greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 18-20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

BUTTER PECAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine the egg, milk, butter, syrup, sour cream and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full., For topping, in a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle over tops., Bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the muffin comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

STRAWBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oil an 8 cup muffin tin, or use paper liners.
• In a small bowl, combine oil, milk, and egg. Beat lightly. In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. Toss in chopped strawberries and stir to coat with flour. Pour in milk mixture and stir together.
• Fill muffin cups. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 25 minutes, or until the tops bounce back from the touch. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pans.

BANANA BRAN MUFFINS WITH STRAWBERRY BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F (190C). In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture is crumbly.
• Stir in bran and nuts.
• In a medium bowl, lightly beat egg; stir in banana, yogurt, brown sugar and molasses.
• Add to dry ingredients, all at once, stirring just until moistened.
• Divide batter evenly among 12 medium greased muffin cups.
• Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes in cups on wire racks.
• Remove from cups and let cool completely.
• Serve with Strawberry Butter.
• Straw berry Butter: Cream together 1/2 cup (125 mL) softened butter and 1/2 cup (125 mL) strawberry jam. Makes about 1 cup (250 mL).
• TIP: Add a topping treat to your muffins before you bake them. Over batter in muffin cups, sprinkle quick-cooking rolled oats, cinnamon and sugar, sesame seeds or chopped nuts.

STRAWBERRY PECAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• In a separate bowl, mix milk, egg and oil with a whisk until well-blended; fold in strawberries and pecans.
• Pour the liquid ingredients into the flour mixture and stir with a fork gently until well moistened; DO NOT beat this batter.
• Drop equal amounts into well greased muffin tins until about 2/3 full (12 regular or 6 large).
• Bake on center oven rack for 20-25 minutes or until done.