1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour 1/2 c. sugar 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder 3/4 tsp. salt 1 egg, lightly beaten 3/4 c. milk 1/3 c. vegetable oil 3/4 c. minced fresh rhubarb 1/2 c. sliced strawberries 6 sm. strawberries, cut in half Sugar Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix flour, 1/2 cup sugar, the baking powder and salt in large bowl. Combine egg, milk and oil in small bowl; stir into flour mixture with fork just until moistened. Fold rhubarb and sliced strawberries into batter. Fill well buttered muffin tins 2/3 full with batter. Press a strawberry half gently into top of each muffin. Sprinkle tops generously with sugar. Bake until golden, 20-25 minutes. Remove from tins; cool on wire racks. |