Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup fresh strawberries, diced and well drained
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar (for sprinkling on top) (optional)

Method

  • In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and sugar. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or fork.
  • In a small bowl, mix egg, cream, and vanilla. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture and mix with spoon.
  • Gently fold in strawberries.
  • Spoon batter into greased muffin tins. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired, and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and cool before removing from pan.
  • If muffins weren't sprinkled with granulated sugar prior to baking, you can dust tops with confectioners' sugar before serving.
  • Yields: 12 to 15 muffins.