Strawberry Muffins

Nothing says spring like strawberries. Nothing says perfect-ending-to-a-stressful-week-slash-sad-night-after-watching-the-dead-poets-society-which-is-not-a-comedy like muffins. I also really enjoy finding ways to use up ingredients that are on their last legs (or about to grow legs). We had these very sad, sad strawberries that were not going to be eaten, so I turned them into muffins.

Recipe adapted from Feisty, Frugal & Fabulous

Ingredients

• ½ c unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ c sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 c flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ c milk
• ½ tsp vanilla
• 1½ c chopped strawberries
• 3 Tbsp sugar
• ½ tsp cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl.
3. Add egg and mix well.
4. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl.
5. Next, alternately add the flour mixture and milk to butter mixture in the large bowl.
6. Add vanilla, then gently fold in the strawberries
7. Spoon batter into muffin pans (this makes approximately dozen muffins).
8. Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over muffins. You will have a lot of sugar, but this allows you to be as generous as you like.
9. Bake at 400º for 20 minutes.