the recipe is really called florida strawberry muffins, but ever since i made them on vacation a few summers ago, the lot of us just call them the north carolina muffins. there is no other reason behind it, other than i made them one morning with some local strawberries, we sat out on our deck while listening to the ocean, and ate them.
the ones from vacation, though, were the jumbo muffins, like, they were as big as your fist. slather them up with some butter, warm from the oven.....yeah buddy. of course, i got some fancy picnic liners today and wanted to use them immediately. i feel like i've been obsessing over picnics and stuff lately. i don't know why.
anyway, i did link the recipe above, but allrecipes was giving me some trouble with their site loading, so i will post it here today for you to make these at home! you won't be sorry. go pick some strawberries, and then make an army of muffins to freeze and devour for the next six months.
1 1/2 c chopped fresh strawberries
3/4 c sugar, divided
1/4 c butter, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 c flour (i used half white, half whole wheat)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
set your oven to 425 F. grease or line a muffin tin with paper liners.
start off by measuring out your strawberries into a bowl. chop them as big or as fine as you want. measure out 1/2 c sugar, and dump it into them, shake them around a little, and set aside for an hour or so. this draws the juice from the berries, and is where you get your liquid for this recipe.
cream together your butter and the remaining 1/4 c sugar. add in your eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla. in another small bowl, whisk together your flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg. strain the juice from the berries into a cup or small bowl. grab a spatula and alternate adding your flour and juice to the egg mixture (ie: flour, juice, flour, juice, flour- stirring between each addition), until just combined, careful not to over mix (if there are a couple lumps, thats okay!). lastly, fold in your strawberries carefully.
bake for 18-20 minutes, or until golden and a toothpick comes out clean. i think my oven is broken, since lately things have been cooking quicker, like these only took about 15 minutes today, so just keep an eye on them!
ta daa! take a picture and enjoy some super awesome strawberry muffins, whether they're from florida, north carolina, or wherever. they are totally going to be my breakfast tomorrow. and the next day. probably the day after that, too.
ron is slightly impaired so maybe i will freeze a couple for him for later, he had a tooth pulled earlier this week so he's been living off of mashed potatoes, pudding, and jello the last couple days. i feel bad because all of his birthday food is just hanging out, and i can't eat it fast enough by myself. i never made the hush puppies the other day, but i will soon. i bought the stuff, so i kind of have to. i made him some pulled chicken, corn bread, pasta salad and salt potatoes. sadly, only my mom and his dad came out on his actual birthday, but meh. i guess it was a holiday. idk though. i asked like a month in advance, but usually anytime i plan something it never goes the way i think it will.
anyway, i have to work now. enjoy the muffins! have a good weekend! thanks for reading! ☺
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