Tasty mouthfuls with the added texture of fresh vegetables. Some ideas for fillings are mayonnaise or cream cheese, baby spinach leaves, sliced cherry tomatoes or long zucchini ribbons.
Ingredients
| 2 cups | Plain flour (Main) |
| 4 tsp | Baking powder (Main) |
| 1 cup | Tasty cheddar cheese, grated (Main) |
| 2 | Spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped |
| 2 Tbsp | Finely chopped parsley |
| 1 | Egg |
| ¼ tsp | Salt |
| ¼ cup | Sunflower oil |
| 1 ½ cups | Full cream milk |
Directions
- Heat the oven to 210C or 190C fan-bake. Lightly grease 3 x 12-hole mini muffin tins.
- Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl. Add the grated cheese, spring onion, and parsley.
- In a small bowl, lightly whisk the egg, salt and oil. Pour into the flour mixture along with the milk. Fold together without over-mixing (the mixture should be a very soft dropping consistency, similar to porridge), then spoon into the prepared tins. Sprinkle extra grated cheese on top of the uncooked muffins.
- Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes until the muffins are well puffed and golden brown. Remove from the oven and leave for 2 minutes or so before removing muffins from their tins to a wire rack to cool.
- To fill – make a split in the top of each muffin to form a pocket. Spread a little mayonnaise or cream cheese into each pocket then fill with baby spinach, 1-2 slices of cherry tomato and a zucchini ribbon.