Strawberry cream muffins (or raspberry)

 Strawberry Cream Muffins (or Raspberry)-

Taste of Home cupcakes and Muffin magazine

submitted by Stephanie Moon-Nampa ID.

This recipe is awesome, just a slight change that we did, but they were so tasty.  The best from scratch muffin I've ever had.  So delicious that they almost could pass for a cupcake!!

1c. fresh raspberries (we used strawberries diced small)

¾ c sugar (we used 1 c.)

¼ c. butter softened

1 egg

½ tsp almond extract

½ tsp vanilla extract

2 ¼ c flour

1 Tbsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

1 c. half and half

1 c. finely chopped vanilla or white choc chips

Streusel

2 Tbsp brown sugar

2 Tbsp sugar

In a small bowl toss raspberries/ diced strawberries with ¼ c. (we did a ½c. from looking at other fruit muffin recipes) sugar; set aside. 

In large mixing bowl cream butter and other ½ c sugar. Beat in egg and extracts.

Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt: or just add to cream mixture alternately with cream.  Stir in chips (we put them in my little chopper so they were very small) and reserved fruit.

This is after I had 12 muffin in tins.

Fill greased or paper filled muffin tins ¾ full-full.  Combine the brown sugar and remaining sugar and sprinkle on top for the streusel.  

Bake 375 for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.  Cool for 5 minutes and then remove to wire rack.  Make 12-16 muffins. 

Can't wait to make these again!

Blueberry Muffins

My ward is putting together a cookbook, so I've typed up a few of my recipes. I figured I'd post them on the blog, since that what the blog is for! So you'll be getting a few recipes from me in the days to come.

First up, blueberry muffins. This is the best recipe I've ever found, hands down.

Ingredients:
2 c. flour
2/3 c. sugar
3 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
1 egg
1/2 c. vegetable oil
3/4 c. milk
Blueberries (fresh or frozen)

Directions:
Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add all wet ingredints at the same time and stir. Add blueberries last. Put in muffin cups and bake at 400 for 20 minutes, or until muffins are done.