Name: Bacon and cheese muffin
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 200g flour (can be wholemeal or gluten-free); 1 tsp baking powder; A couple of pinches of salt; 1 tsp unrefined sugar; 100 ml buttermilk; 1 large egg; 50 ml vegetable oil; 50g pancetta or lardons; 50g hard cheese (Cheddar, Emmental, etc.), cut into small cubes; ½ onion or 3 spring onions, chopped

Bacon and cheese muffin

6 Jul 2016

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Total Time

30 minutes

Background

Savoury muffins and scones are perfect for drinks parties, snacks, trips and picnics. This Bacon and cheese muffin is absolutely delicious and very easy to make. You can also serve them with hearty soups and stews instead of bread.

Ingredients

200g flour (can be wholemeal or gluten-free)
1 tsp baking powder
A couple of pinches of salt
1 tsp unrefined sugar
100 ml buttermilk
1 large egg
50 ml vegetable oil
50g pancetta or lardons
50g hard cheese (Cheddar, Emmental, etc.), cut into small cubes
½ onion or 3 spring onions, chopped

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar and flour.
Fry the bacon in a frying pan until crispy.
Beat the egg lightly, then mix with the oil and buttermilk and add this to the flour mixture. Stir in the bacon pieces (including the fat) and add the cheese cubes.
Line a muffin tin with paper baskets or put some silicon moulds on a tray. Spoon the batter into them (up to ⅔rd) then grate some cheese on the top and bake for 20 minutes or so until golden.
Leave them to cool on a wire rack.