Fresh Strawberry Muffins

Fresh Strawberry Muffins

Makes one dozen muffins.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups chopped strawberries

Topping

3 tsp white sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

Combine the 3 teaspoons of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon to make the topping.

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and mix well.

Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Combine milk and vanilla. Add flour mixture and milk mixture alternately to butter/sugar/egg mixture. Gently stir in strawberries.

Spoon batter into muffin pans. Sprinkle topping over muffins.

Bake at 400ºF for 20-25 minutes.