Name: Muffins, Fresh Strawberry
Ingredients: 2 1/2 c All-purpose flour; 2/3 c Sugar; 1 ts Baking soda; 3/4 ts Ground cinnamon; 1/2 ts Salt; 1 1/2 c Fresh strawberries, sliced; 1 c Nonfat buttermilk; 1/3 c Margarine, melted; 1 1/4 ts Vanilla extract; 1 Whole egg, lightly beaten; 1 Whole egg white, lightly beaten; Vegetable cooking spray; 1 1/2 tb Sugar

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs, Vegetables		Breads	18	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 1/2	c	All-purpose flour
2/3	c	Sugar
1	ts	Baking soda
3/4	ts	Ground cinnamon
1/2	ts	Salt
1 1/2	c	Fresh strawberries, sliced
1	c	Nonfat buttermilk
1/3	c	Margarine, melted
1 1/4	ts	Vanilla extract
1		Whole egg, lightly beaten
1		Whole egg white, lightly beaten
		Vegetable cooking spray
1 1/2	tb	Sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine flour and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl, and stir well. Add
fresh strawberries; stir well, and make a well in center of mixture.
Combine buttermilk and next 4 ingredients; stir well. Add to dry
ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
Divide batter evenly among 18 muffin cups coated with cooking spray;
sprinkle 1-1/2 tablespoons sugar evenly over muffins. Bake at 350 degrees
for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Remove from pans immediately; let cool on a wire rack. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen
(serving size: 1 muffin).
Recipe by: Cooking Light YEAR: 1993 ISSUE: May/June Posted to EAT-L Digest
13 Apr 97 by Sharon <jouet@MINDSPRING.COM> on Apr 14, 1997

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