Strawberry Shortcake Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1 egg
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup fresh strawberries, diced and well drained
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar (for sprinkling on top) (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and sugar. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or fork.

2. 2

   In a small bowl, mix egg, cream, and vanilla. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture and mix with spoon.

3. 3

   Gently fold in strawberries.

4. 4

   Spoon batter into greased muffin tins. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired, and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

5. 5

   Remove from oven and cool before removing from pan.

6. 6

   If muffins weren't sprinkled with granulated sugar prior to baking, you can dust tops with confectioners' sugar before serving.

7. 7

   Yields: 12 to 15 muffins.