Cooking Corner

Ingredients

6 Tbsp. butter

¾ cup sugar

2 eggs

½ cup milk

14 strawberries, fresh or frozen

(defrosted)

Food coloring, optional

2 cups all-purpose flour

¼ tsp. salt

1 Tbsp. baking powder

Hershey’s Kisses, Hugs or

strawberry jam

Equipment

Measuring cups and spoons

Mixer

Mixing bowls

Potato masher

Muffin tins and liners

Wooden spoon

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. You can use a

wooden spoon, a potato masher or handheld electric mixer. Mix in the eggs, one at a time, and

add the milk.

2. Rinse the strawberries and cut off the green stem. Mash the berries with a potato masher or

puree in a blender. Then stir the berries into the butter and milk mixture. TIP: For muffins

with a more pink color, add a few drops of red liquid food coloring.

3. In a separate bowl, sift the flour, salt and baking powder. Stir well. Add the flour mixture to

the berry mixture. Use a wooden spoon to stir until all the white disappears.

4. Line the muffin tin with paper liners. Drop the batter from a tablespoon to fill the cups

halfway.

5. Add a surprise: an unwrapped Kiss, Hug or ½ teaspoon of jam. Then spoon more batter to fill

almost to the top.

6. Bake until the muffins begin to brown and a toothpick inserted near the center (but not in the

Kiss) comes out clean, about 20-25 minutes.

7. Remove the muffins from the tin and cool. Makes 12 muffins.