Strawberry Shortcake Muffins

Dessert for Breakfast!!

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 12-15

Ingredients

• 2  cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup 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. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and sugar. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or fork.
2. In a small bowl, mix egg, cream, and vanilla. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture and mix with spoon.
3. Gently fold in strawberries.
4. Spoon batter into greased muffin tins. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired, and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and cool before removing from pan.
6. If muffins weren't sprinkled with granulated sugar prior to baking, you can dust tops with confectioners' sugar before serving.
7. Yields: 12 to 15 muffins.