Still on my lemon kick, I made some lemon poppy seed muffins this afternoon. And because strawberries are growing in the garden these days, I whipped up some strawberry butter to accompany them.
LEMON POPPY SEED MUFFINS
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons poppy seeds
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 eggs
grated zest of 1 lemon
Directions:
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Butter muffin cups.
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and poppy seeds; blend well.
- Melt butter; remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice, eggs, and lemon zest.
- Stir egg mixture into dry ingredients and blend until well moistened.
- Spoon into prepared muffin cups.
- Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
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STRAWBERRY BUTTER
Ingredients:
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries, puréed
1 cup (2 sticks) butter at room temperature
2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar
Directions:
- Using a food processor or stand mixer, beat the strawberry purée into butter.
- When mixture is fairly smooth, beat in sugar.
- Pack butter into a bowl or mold and chill until serving time.
So far, it's been strawberry shortcake, strawberry pie, and strawberry-spinach salad. And strawberries on cereal and strawberries in yogurt. Oh, and simply strawberries in a bowl. Also on tap for this week: strawberry jam.
Are we tired of eating strawberries yet? No way!
Are we tired of picking them? Maybe so. (Especially since Kati discovered a snake skin in the strawberry patch. ~shudder~)
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this combination sounds just wonderful. But the strawberry butter has really got me going...soo yummy sounding. Hope your week is going well!
ReplyDeleteOur strawberries aren't quite ripe yet, but soon!
ReplyDeleteI love anything lemon and especially lemon poppyseed! Thank you for this recipe!
Deanna
Shudder is right. I'd love one of those muffins with my coffee right now! Delicious...
ReplyDeleteGood grief, you and me both! I'm on a lemon kick too and if I were there, those lemon poppyseed muffins would be a thing of the past. They look fantastic. And with strawberry butter? Oh please! LOL
ReplyDeleteOh my, how yummy these look! Lemon poppy seed muffins are one of my faves but don't think I have ever had any strawberry butter....and I think I want some RIGHT NOW...lol!
ReplyDeleteOh my! I think John might keel over if I made him some strawberry butter! Do I need to start praying for a new oven at your house? That one that Deanna has made me wobbly in the knees...such a beauty! I don't think we'll be picking strawberries any time soon here, but perhaps there might be some decent imports. A snake skin in the strawberry patch? Acckkk...there go my knees again.
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ReplyDeleteI will have to try some of that strawberry butter.
ReplyDeleteThe strawberry butter is a great idea! The muffins look wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI planted strawberries this year, so eventually I will once again have a strawberry patch. Can't wait!
We've had strawberries plain, in granola, in yogurt.
We are limiting sugar to Thursdays and Sundays, so that's why it's been limited.
But tomorrow is Thursday!!
It's nice you can step outside and pick strawberries (sans snake skin, shudder) … and it sounds like you are enjoying them to the fullest. It was fun to read how you make the strawberry butter and I've recently become a fan of lemon and poppy seed … yum.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so good! We planted some new strawberry plants and I hope they do well. I will make a not of this butter to make! Thanks for sharing!
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