Eggless Strawberry muffins.

Eggless Strawberry muffins- A lovely coffee time treat of soft light melt in the mouth spongy muffins. Virtually fat free and healthy with a lovely tangy flavour from the fresh strawberries.

Ingredients:

1.5 cups all purpose flour(maida)
Sugar 3/4 cup
Salt 1/4 teaspoon
1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of soda
1/4 teaspoon Baking powder
Apple sauce 1/2 cup ( substiture for 1 egg)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/2 cup milk( approx)
18 strawberries

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees centigrade.

1.Slice 6 strawberries in halves and reserve (12 halves)
2.Cut remaining strawberries into quarters keep aside.
3. Add the bicarbonate of soda and baking powder to the flour and sieve to encorporate it. Keep aside.
4. In a bowl add the apple sauce, sugar , vanilla essence and oil and mix together throughly.
5.Add the strawberry pieces and mix.
6.Fold in the sieved flour with a metal spoon gently , making sure not to over mix.
7. Add the milk to make dropping consistency batter.(Adjust milk as needed)
8.Divide the mixture equally into 12 muffin cases.
9. Place a strawberry half on top of each muffin cut side up.
10.Bake in a preheated oven 180 centigrade for approx 25 minutes.

11.Muffins are ready when a skewer inserted in cake comes out clean
12.Cool in wire rack and enjoy.

NB -Due to fresh strawberries it is best that the muffins be consumed with in two days.

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