Triple Strawberry & Banana Muffins

One of my favorite muffins!
Ingredients:

1 ripe banana, mashed
1\4 cup (60 ml) melted butter
1 cup (250 ml) sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
1\2 cup (125 ml) apple sauce
1 cup (250 ml) milk
1 tsp (5 ml) baking soda
1 tsp (5 ml) baking powder
1 tsp (5 ml) salt
2 cups (500 ml) all purpose flour

6 large strawberries
1 tbsp (15 ml) strawberry jam
1 tbsp (15 ml) sugar

6 large strawberries
1\4 cup (60 ml) sugar
1\4 cup (60 ml) water
1 cup (250 ml) icing sugar

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and place rack in center position

In a large bowl combine banana, butter and sugar, beat until light and fluffy

Add the eggs one at a time mixing well to ensure completely broken down

Add the vanilla, milk and applesauce and mix well to complete the wet ingredients

In a separate bowl combine soda, powder, salt and flour with a fork toss to combine

Fold the wet ingredients into the flour mixture being careful not to over mix

Chop the strawberries into small pieces and mix with jam and sugar

Line your muffin tip with muffin cups and spoon a large dollop of batter into each cup filling them half way

Put a tablespoon of the berries on top of each scoop of batter and then cover the berries with more batter

Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown

Chop the other six berries into small pieces and put them into a small sauce pan over high heat

Add the sugar and water and bring to a boil

Mash the strawberries with a potato mashed until they thicken (around 5 minutes)

Strain the strawberries over a bowl using a fine mesh tea strainer pushing gently down with the back of a
spoon


Once you have gotten out all of the liquid add in the icing sugar and stir

Spoon a large dollop of icing on each of the warm muffins and top with a slice of strawberry


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