Savoury Muffins

Serves: Makes 12 muffins

Ingredients:

Basic Mixture

  • 2 cups self-raising flour
  • ½ cup grated Mainland tasty cheese
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
  • 125g Western Star Butter, melted
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten

Flavour Variations

Ham and Corn

  • ¾ cup chopped ham
  • 125g can creamed corn
  • 1 spring onion, finely sliced (optional)


Spinach Mustard and Feta

  • 50g Australian feta cheese, crumbled
  • 1 cup baby spinach leaves, shredded
  • 1 spring onion finely sliced
  • 2 teaspooons wholegrain mustard

Method:

Combine flour, cheese and parsley in a bowl.

Add butter, milk, egg and chosen flavouring and stir with a large metal spoon until just combined. Do not over mix.

Spoon mixture into 12 x 1/3 cup capacity buttered muffin pans.

Bake at 180°C for 15-20 minutes or until golden and cooked.

Hints:

This recipe can also be made in mini muffin pans, simply reduce cooking time to 10 minutes.

Muffins are best made and eaten on the same day, however day old muffins can be freshened by warming in the microwave.

Muffins can be individually wrapped and frozen for school lunch boxes.

Try out your own flavour variations with these muffins.

Photo: Savoury Muffins