Spicy Lamb and Cheese Muffins.
I knocked these babies up yesterday when i realised i had way too much cheese in my fridge and only a few more days to eat it. They are such a simple muffin to make and packed with flavour and that extra spicy kick, great for a bit of a change in the lunchbox. The great thing about them is you can pretty much use whatever savoury ingredients are left in the fridge, I've made bacon and spinach ones and also a four cheese and leek variety. Delicious.
Ingredients
50gm butter
1/2 red onion, finely diced
360gm plain flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tsp cayenne pepper
250gm grated cheese (I used Gruyere, Cheddar, Gouda and some Red Leicester)
220ml milk
1 egg
103gm baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
500gm lamb mince
salt, pepper and some dried rosemary
2 tbs pesto
(Makes 12 giant muffins)
Here's what i did.
Preheat oven to 180.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat, fry the onions until soft, remove from pan and set aside for later.
Add lamb mince to the warm pan, brown and season with salt, pepper and rosemary to taste then set aside with onion.
Put the flour, baking powder, cayenne and cheese into a large bowl and combine.
In a jug, whisk the milk and egg together and slowly pour into the flour mixture. (I used a wooden spoon and the mixture is way too thick for any sort of whisk or electric mixer)
Once the ingredients are combined (in a sticky mess) add the pesto, onion, mince and spinach and mix.
Spoon the mixture into paper cases and bake in the oven for around 30 minutes, or until the tops are golden and a skewer comes out clean.
Let them cool on a rack and store in the fridge.
I recommend eating them slightly warm (fifteen seconds in the microwave) with a nice dollop of butter or cream cheese.
Keep away from curious kittens.
I knocked these babies up yesterday when i realised i had way too much cheese in my fridge and only a few more days to eat it. They are such a simple muffin to make and packed with flavour and that extra spicy kick, great for a bit of a change in the lunchbox. The great thing about them is you can pretty much use whatever savoury ingredients are left in the fridge, I've made bacon and spinach ones and also a four cheese and leek variety. Delicious.
Ingredients
50gm butter
1/2 red onion, finely diced
360gm plain flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tsp cayenne pepper
250gm grated cheese (I used Gruyere, Cheddar, Gouda and some Red Leicester)
220ml milk
1 egg
103gm baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
500gm lamb mince
salt, pepper and some dried rosemary
2 tbs pesto
(Makes 12 giant muffins)
Here's what i did.
Preheat oven to 180.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat, fry the onions until soft, remove from pan and set aside for later.
Add lamb mince to the warm pan, brown and season with salt, pepper and rosemary to taste then set aside with onion.
Put the flour, baking powder, cayenne and cheese into a large bowl and combine.
In a jug, whisk the milk and egg together and slowly pour into the flour mixture. (I used a wooden spoon and the mixture is way too thick for any sort of whisk or electric mixer)
Once the ingredients are combined (in a sticky mess) add the pesto, onion, mince and spinach and mix.
Spoon the mixture into paper cases and bake in the oven for around 30 minutes, or until the tops are golden and a skewer comes out clean.
Let them cool on a rack and store in the fridge.
I recommend eating them slightly warm (fifteen seconds in the microwave) with a nice dollop of butter or cream cheese.
Keep away from curious kittens.
...and just like that, I've realised that you can make savoury muffins. How cool! These sound so good! Spicy! Lamb! Cheese! Muffin! Yum :)))
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ReplyDeleteAwesome recipe! This will be perfect! I'm currently planning on just baking stuff and making hampers for people for Christmas. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Vanessa! I'm also compiling a list of chutney, jam and cookies to make for everyone this christmas too. It's so easy but so thoughtful!
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