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Strawberry Honey Muffins

A muffin made with butter, brown sugar, honey, eggs, vanilla, flour, almonds, baking powder, baking soda, salt, milk, and strawberries.

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Why it works: Vanilla and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,961 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Strawberry Honey Muffins

Oven350°F
Time25 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the batter

  1. Heat oven to 350°F.

  2. In a mixing bowl, beat together butter and brown sugar until creamy.

  3. In a bowl, combine honey, eggs, and vanilla.

  4. Gradually add the honey mixture to the butter, mixing until well blended.

  5. In a bowl, combine flour, almonds, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; mix well.

  6. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, alternating with milk, mixing just until the dry ingredients are moistened.

  7. Fold in strawberries. Do not overmix.

Bake and cool

  1. Scoop 5 ounces of batter into 24 greased jumbo muffin cups.

  2. Bake 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.

  3. Cool in pans 10 to 15 minutes.

  4. Remove from pans; cool on a rack.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

965Calories
29 gProtein
27 gFat
150 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Vanilla + almondtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,961 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Flour + almondtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,673 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Vanilla + milktop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  4. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  5. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Butter
Creams with sugar to trap air, giving the muffins a tender, rich crumb.
Eggs
Bind the batter and add structure and richness to the crumb.
All-purpose flour
Forms the main structure of the muffins as gluten develops.
Baking powder
Releases gas in the batter to make the muffins rise.
Honey
Adds sweetness and helps keep the muffins moist.
Strawberries
Add fruity moisture and flavour throughout the muffins.

The step that matters

Add the dry ingredients and milk just until moistened. Once flour meets liquid, gluten begins to form. Overmixing develops too much gluten, making the muffins tough and dense instead of tender.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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