- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 1/2 tablespoons strawberry preserves
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 large fresh strawberries (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
- Stir flour, sugar, and baking soda together in a large bowl; make a well in the center. Add water, mayonnaise, strawberry preserves, and vanilla extract to the well and mix until batter is just blended. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups. Press 1 strawberry into each.
- Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when pressed, 20 to 25 minutes.