With lush sweetness and tannins from strawberries and zesty bite of goat cheese, our Strawberry Muffins with Goat Cheese are in perfect harmony.
Strawberry Muffins with Goat Cheese
Makes 12
Ingredients
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup fresh orange juice
- 2 large eggs
- 1⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup fresh chopped strawberries
- 5 tablespoons crumbled goat cheese
- ¼ cup turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°. Spray 2 (6-cup) cast-iron muffin pans with baking spray with flour.
- In a large bowl, beat sour cream, granulated sugar, orange juice, and eggs with a mixer at medium speed until well combined, 3 to4 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to sour cream mixture, beating at low speed until combined. Add oil in a slow, steady stream, beatinguntil combined. Fold in strawberries and goat cheese. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling three-fourths full. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
- Bake for 5 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes more. Let cool in pans for 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
[b]•KITCHEN TIP•[/b][br][i]You can substitute granulated sugar for the turbinado.[/i]
