Valentine's Day Strawberry Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 cup milk
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- ½ cup butter, at room temperature
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons lemon extract
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 ½ cups chopped fresh strawberries
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips (Optional)
- 12 slices fresh strawberry
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
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Instructions
- Mix lemon juice with as much milk as needed to measure 1 cup; let soured milk stand for 5 minutes before using.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin tins with paper liners.
- Beat together 1 1/2 cups sugar and butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in lemon extract. Gradually stir in soured milk and lemon zest, then gently fold in strawberries.
- Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl until combined. Stir into butter mixture until batter is just combined. Fold in chocolate chips until evenly distributed.
- Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, about 2/3 full. Place a strawberry slice atop each muffin and sprinkle the tops with 1 tablespoon sugar.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before serving warm.
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