Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Strawberry Lemonade Muffins


The Meyer lemon journey continues with Strawberry Lemonade Muffins. I decided to make them as minis simply because I love it when things come in little bites. Okay, I admit that the other reason is because I only have mini muffin pans. The pans, by the way, were a wonderful find. My sister and I had been helping to clean out my grandmother's closets and we found all these wonderful muffin tins. She let me have them and now I can bake muffins to my heart's content. Thanks grandma!

But, returning to these muffins, they were awesome. Each one was so fluffy and full of yummy sweetness from the strawberries. Although the lemon flavor was once again subtle, they were still so tasty that I couldn't stop popping them into my mouth. And, at about 40-50 calories per muffin, there's certainly no need to feel guilty about eating several at one time. It's definitely a breakfast that says, "Goodbye winter, and hello spring!"




Strawberry Lemonade Muffins
(adapted from Baking Bites)

2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, room temperature
1 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. Meyer lemon zest (I would suggest doubling the zest)
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 c. freshly squeezed Meyer lemon juice
1 1/2 c. finely chopped fresh strawberries

Preheat oven to 500F. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with paper liners or grease 48 mini muffin cups.

Rub the zest into the sugar with your fingers until the sugar is moistened and fragrant. Cream the lemon sugar with the butter. Add the eggs and vanilla. Mix in the lemon juice.

Combine the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Fold in the chopped strawberries quickly.

Spoon batter out into prepared muffin cups (if using mini muffin tins, it's about 1 Tbsp. batter per cup). The muffin cups should be fairly full.

Bake for 5 min. at 500F, then immediately lower the temperature to 350F. Continue baking until muffins test done about 5 min. (for mini muffins) and possibly 10 min. for regular sized muffins. Turn muffins out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes 12 muffins or 48 mini muffins

This recipe is linked to:
Made it on Monday
Muffin Monday
Delicious Dishes
Made from Scratch Tuesday
Mangia Mondays
Full Plate Thursdays
Themed Bakers Sunday

40 comments:

  1. they look so pretty and adorable mary! looks really delicious to me :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Nothing but your family's heirloom to bake up the most delicious treats! and i can definitely spring up to make these refreshing muffins to welcome the season!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Que delícia Lisa!!!
    Você pode me tirar uma dúvida? O meyer lemon é aquele laranjado? aqui no Brasil chamamos de limão galego... porque o verde é lime (aqui no Brasil limão Tahiti) e o amarelo é o lemon (aqui limão siciliano)... Obrigada!
    E parabéns, seus muffins tão lindos!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Very light and refreshing muffin. Perfect breakfast!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Lisa, These look so good! Mini muffins are the best even if that is the only pan you have :) I'm going to have to save this recipe as I am a muffin addict :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Yum! These look perfect to enjoy with a cup of tea :) I love meyer lemon!

    Sues

    ReplyDelete
  7. Oh Lisa, they look yummy. I think they would be fun as minis too.

    ReplyDelete
  8. I am so glad you joined in on the recipe link!

    I cant wait to see how they taste, because they look great! :)

    ReplyDelete
  9. This is the second strawberry lemon muffin I've seen today but yours is the first mini! Haha! Nothing says Spring like citrus and strawberries. Yummy!

    ReplyDelete
  10. oh, yum! they are absolutely perfect for spring! ...i want them for breakfast right now!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Another hit. These muffins look amazing.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Lisa! These look like heaven in a bite! I love the strawberry with the lemon! Thanks for linking up on Recipes I Can't Wait to Try!

    ReplyDelete
  13. so pretty! and what a great preparation for spring/summer!

    ReplyDelete
  14. These sound great and I could use a little dash of spring!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Mmm, I love strawberry muffins and the hint of lemon I bet makes it quite delightful!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Yum! Just the name makes you want to bake them! I'm adding lemons to my grocery list...

    ReplyDelete
  17. Wow, TWO lemony delights! I'd love to sample both as they look fabulous~

    ReplyDelete
  18. They look fabulous!! I definitely picked the wrong time to look here because I'm hungry and drooling over these. I love anything lemon, beats chocolate for me and you baked these up perfectly. On my to do list!

    ReplyDelete
  19. What a great flavor combination. Send me a dozen. Oh yum.

    ReplyDelete
  20. What perfect muffins! I bet they're just heavenly just out of the oven with butter...mmm...Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters

    ReplyDelete
  21. Wow, these are gorgeous! I love a good strawberry muffin.

    ReplyDelete
  22. Hi Lisa,
    I can almost taste these wonderful muffins, it is a great recipe. Don't forget to link back to your post for me, I really would appreciate it. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you next week!

    ReplyDelete
  23. So cute and so delicious - love strawberry and lemon together - winner!

    ReplyDelete
  24. These look lovely! I wonder how they'd be with my strawberry lemon marmalade? I still have some strawberries in the refrigerator from our picking excursion earlier this week. I just may have to try these! Thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
  25. How absolutely lovely, Lisa! These muffins sound so wonderful!

    xx,
    Tammy

    ReplyDelete
  26. Yummy little muffins! I like the sound of strawberry with lemon:)

    ReplyDelete
  27. Love the minis! These are cute and sound delicious. :)

    ReplyDelete
  28. Love all the lemon combos! These sounds scrumptious!

    ReplyDelete
  29. Yum! Have to try these! Thanks so much for linking up to Muffin Monday and sharing your recipe!

    ReplyDelete
  30. luv ur strawberry muffins...:P..yum

    ReplyDelete
  31. I love these muffins! So full of flavor...yum!

    ReplyDelete
  32. I gasped when I saw this! I will have to make them soon!

    ReplyDelete
  33. Well, hmmm... you stopped by my blog and invited me to "link up" here, but I don't see how to do that... Here's where I my muffins are, though, and I left your link in my comments as well: http://cookistry.blogspot.com/2011/03/jam-muffins.html

    ReplyDelete
  34. Isn't that a tasty little treat? Strawberry lemonade is the best! I love that you said you only have mini muffin tins - too funny.

    ReplyDelete
  35. 성인웹툰 This is the best way to share the great article with everyone one, so that everyone can able to utilize this information.


    ReplyDelete
  36. 스포츠토토 I want you to thank for your time of this wonderful read!!! I definately enjoy every little bit of it and I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff of your blog a must read blog!.

    ReplyDelete
  37. 스포츠토토
    메이저사이트 목록
    I really fascinated by this excellent blog, thanks for such wonderful blog! Good job and more power!

    ReplyDelete
  38. 토토사이트
    배트맨토토

    I truly desired the articles it’s truly wonderful best author

    ReplyDelete