Big Jammy Strawberry Muffins
Estee
Super perfect and easy white muffins with lots of homemade strawberry jam, topped with oatmeal streusel.
Homemade Strawberry Jam
- 3 cups frozen strawberries(400 grams)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 Tbs lemon juice
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
Muffins
- 2 cup white flour, sifted
- 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbs demarara sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 M egg
- 1/2 tsp orange zest( zest orange before juicing it!)
- 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs orange juice
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Oatmeal Streusel
- 1/8 cup canola oil
- 1/4 cup sifted white flour
- 1/4 cup rolled oats(old fashioned oats)
- 1/4 cup white sugar
Homemade Strawberry Jam
Add frozen strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, and grated ginger to a pot. Bring to a boil and let cook for 4 minutes, till the fruit is soft. Using a potato masher, mash the strawberries- some pieces are fine! Lower the heat to a simmer and cook for another 10 minutes, until the mixture has thickened and looks like jam. Don't be tempted to cook it for longer or it will get hard, the jam will thicken more as it cools. Pour into a glass container and let it cool. There will be extra!
Muffins
Preheat the oven to 175 C/350 F. Combine the dry ingredients(flour, demarara sugar, baking powder, and salt) in a large bowl. Using a whisk is the best! Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the oil, egg, orange zest and juice, water, and vanilla extract. Whisk to break up the egg, and then switch to a rubber spatula.
Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet in the centre of the bowl and mix just until combined. Don't over mix- this makes a tough muffin!
Oatmeal Streusel
In a small bowl, combine the oil, flour, oats, and sugar and mix together with your fingers until crumbs form.
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