½ cup butter
¾ cup sugar
2 eggs
½ cup milk
1 tsp almond extract
1½ cups all purpose flour
½ cup whole wheat flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
¼ tsp salt
2 cups fresh Nova Scotia Strawberries,
chopped
¾ cup slivered almonds

Preheat oven to 375ºF and line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.

In a bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, and blend until fluffy.
Mix in the milk and almond extract.

In a separate bowl, sift the flours, baking powder, and salt.  Add the flour mixture to the milk mixture and blend until just combined.  Fold in the strawberries and almonds.

Fill the muffin cups to the top and bake 30 minutes or until golden brown.

This recipe is from www.hortns.com
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