Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups flour
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3/4 cup sugar
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
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1/3 cup butter (or use half butter and half applesauce) or 1/3 cup margarine, melted (or use half butter and half applesauce)
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1/2 teaspoon almond extract
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1/2 cup chopped fresh strawberries
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1/2 cup chopped fresh mango
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1 tablespoon sugar
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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 egg
Instructions
- Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- Beat together buttermilk and egg. Add butter and almond extract and beat well. Stir buttermilk mixture, strawberries and mango into flour mixture just until moistened.
- Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups 3/4 full. Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over muffins.
- Bake at 400º for 15 minutes or until muffins test done. Yield: one dozen.
- *Useful Tip: Use all strawberries or all mangoes for a one-fruit muffin.