Strawberry muffins w/strawberry-cream cheese spread
12 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Strawberries, chpd |
| ¾ | cup | + 1T sugar |
| 2 | cups | Flour |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 8 | ounces | Cream cheese, softened |
| 3 | Eggs | |
| ¼ | cup | Oil |
| ½ | cup | Milk |
| 1 | teaspoon | Grated orange peel |
| 12 | Strawberries, cut fan-shape | |
| ¼ | cup | Strawberries, crush OR chp |
Directions
LA TIMES
STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE SPRD
Sprinkle the chpd strawberries with 1T sugar and set aside. Sift together flour, remaining 3/4c sugar, baking powder, and salt in lg bowl. Beat eggs until light in a sm bowl. Add oil, milk, and orange peel, and blend well. Add egg mixture to flour mixture. Stir until mixed, 10-15 strokes. Drain chpd berries and fold into batter. Fill paperlined cups ⅔ full. Bake 400 F, 15 mins, or until a toothpick incerted in center comes out clean. Serve warm or cooled with Strawberry-Cream Cheese Spread. Garnish each muffin with a fan-shaped berry.
STRAWBERRY-CREAM CHEESE SPREAD: Mix until well blended. S: LA Times Submitted By DAN KLEPACH On 05-14-95