No matter how often I curse the eternal sun in California (I’m more of a scarf-weather girl), I’m grateful for one thing: the freshest, best fruit that all the sunshine brings to my table and into my mixing bowl.
I felt like baking this weekend. I often get like that, wanting to bake for the sake of baking, the ritual of measuring flour the way my Lola did (very carefully and humming the entire time.) I knew I wanted to make some sort of muffin, and I looked into the fridge and saw a carton of fresh strawberries. Went online, found this great recipe, and went to town. The interesting thing about this is that it calls for strawberries to be chopped and mixed with some sugar, which draws the juice out of the fruit. You drain the fruit and use the liquid to mix into your batter.
Decided that mini muffins would be prettier and daintier, considering how strawberries are the ultimate feminine fruit! Also, I had a dream last week that I was Alice In Wonderland, and I was eating those tiny cakes that made her grow into a giant. Teehee.
The finishing touch was a drizzling of simple glaze.
Little berry bites all ready to go! All in all, this baking experiment was a:
Have a berry good weekend, all! 
May 18th, 2008 at 12:01 am
i love it, especially the mini-ness of everything. strawberry muffins are more summery when small. make another batch, this time with red muffin cups, hehe. thank you, btw, for the simple simple glaze recipe. can i use milk, though, instead of water?
May 18th, 2008 at 12:01 am
wait a minute, i just noticed something.
your spatula says twinkies.
May 18th, 2008 at 1:56 am
We gobbled these up!
May 18th, 2008 at 3:01 am
Ross
- You’re welcome for the glaze recipe, though it’s not all that original. You could use milk, but I advise against it because there’s a good chance that it will spoil/turn rancid. This was my experience with the heat back home. Water works just as well. What are you making? Tell me!
Jen
- Glad you gobbled!
May 18th, 2008 at 6:30 am
saraap! kakatakam ang strawberries, love your pics!
May 18th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Odette
- Thank you, wish you could have had some of these! Perfect with a cup of warm tea.
May 18th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Holy moly. I wuv strawberries. I don’t think I’ve tried this kind of strawberry baked delight though. *reaches into her monitor and bangs her hand against the screen* Dang it!
May 19th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Toni
- I’m a fellow strawberry hound. Maybe I’ll make you the real thing(s) when I visit Manil.
May 21st, 2008 at 9:15 am
That looks really yummy!! *drools* I love strawberries.
May 27th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Gracey
- I love ‘em too! Made me remember one of the pics on your own blog — with the pancakes (I think it was a breakfast treat?)