Strawberry Muffins for a Morning Tin
Prep 20 minutes · Cook 15 minutes · Total 35 minutes · Yield 12 muffins
Strawberry Muffins for a Morning Tin keeps the shopping list focused on whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour for batter, and all-purpose flour for strawberries. It serves 12 muffins.
Count on 20 minutes of prep, 15 minutes of cooking, about 35 minutes from the first measurement to the plate.
What goes in the bowl
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour for batter
- 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour for strawberries
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ½ cups strawberries chopped and tossed in 2 teaspoons flour
- 1 egg slightly beaten
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ½ cup oil
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon peel 1 extra large lemon
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
How the cooking goes
- Warm the oven to 400°F and spray 12 muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray or line with cupcake liners.
- Slice strawberries.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flours, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and chia seeds. Stir with a whisk or fork until the chia seeds are evenly distributed. Keep it to one side.
- Mix together sugar, lemon peel and lemon juice. Stir in the oil, eggs and buttermilk until the mix just comes together.
- Put buttermilk mixture to the dry mixture and stir gently until the mix just comes together and a few lumps remain.
- Put the strawberries and gently fold throughto the batter. Two or three folds should do it!
- Pour or scoop into prepared tins. Fill the cups all the way to the top to ensure you get nice tall muffins.
- Oven-bake for 12-15 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out with only a few clinging crumbs or they spring back lightly to the touch.
After it comes off the heat
Let the pan settle before you slice, so the crumb stays together. Cover leftovers once they are cool.
If you want another plate from Muffins, open Zucchini Muffin Baked Until the Tops Dome and Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins for a Morning Tin.
