First Blog Post!

I wanted to share a strawberry muffin recipe with streusel topping for my first blog post. It’s one of my favorite things to bake, and eat for that matter!

This recipe originally came from Preppy Kitchen’s strawberry muffin recipe (which can be found here), but I made a few changes that I hope you enjoy!

Ingredients:

For Muffins:

2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

3/4 tsp salt

Zest of one lemon

1 stick unsalted butter

1 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp almond extract

1/2 cup milk

2 1/4 cups diced strawberries

For Streusel Topping:

1/2 cup (65g) all-purpose flour

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 stick butter

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Line 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. Spray the liners and pan with non-stick cooking spray.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

3. In a large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, and lemon zest 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 and almond extracts.

4. Mix in flour mixture in three separate additions, alternating with the milk and ending with the flour mixture.

5. Add the strawberries to the batter and fold with a spatula just until evenly distributed. Take care to not over-mix the batter. Pour batter evenly into muffin tin cups, filling each to almost full, so they have room to expand without overflowing too much.

6. In a small bowl, mix together flour, sugar, and butter to create the streusel topping. Use fingers to mix butter into flour and sugar until well-incorporated. Avoid melting butter with fingers. The mixture should be crumbly but should come together if compressed, so add flour if it becomes too moist. Sprinkle streusel topping on top of each muffin.

7. Bake muffins for 30 minutes or until lightly golden and a cake tester comes out clean. Let muffins cool in the pan for about 25 minutes before removing, or they’ll be more likely to fall apart as you try to remove them. Transfer the muffins to a rack to cool completely.