In my opinion, the flavors of the lemons and strawberries pair together harmoniously and the textures of the muffins are outstanding. I love these fruity sour cream muffins fresh from the oven. You might want to make a double batch since these muffins won’t last long.
Makes 15 muffins
Takes 42 Minutes
INGREDIENTS
- 2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
- 1 (8-oz.) container sour cream
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 cups diced fresh strawberries
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 400°. Combine flour and 1 cup sugar in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture.
- Stir together sour cream and next 4 ingredients; add to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Gently fold strawberries into batter. Spoon batter into lightly greased 12-cup muffin pans, filling three-fourths full. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup sugar over batter.
- Bake at 400° for 16 to 18 minutes or until golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on a wire rack 1 minute; remove from pans to wire rack, and cool 10 minutes.
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