Savory Feta Spinach And Sweet Red Pepper Muffins Recipes

SAVORY SPINACH, FETA, AND ROASTED RED PEPPER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F
• Spray 12 standard (1/3-cup) muffin cups with nonstick spray.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, paprika, and salt in medium bowl. Whisk milk, oil, and eggs in large bowl to blend. Add dry ingredients; whisk just until blended. Add spinach, feta, and peppers; fold to incorporate evenly.
• Divide batter among prepared muffin cups.
• Bake muffins until tester inserted into center comes out clean, 25 to 28 minutes for standard muffins
• Cool 5 minutes. Run knife around muffins to release from pan. Invert pan to release muffins, then turn muffins right side up and cool completely.

SAVORY FETA SPINACH AND SWEET RED PEPPER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 375 F (190 C).
• In a large bowl mix the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, paprika, and salt)
• In another bowl mix the olive oil, eggs, milk.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix just until blended with a wooden spoon. The dough will be thick.
• Add the feta, spinach and peppers and mix gently until all ingredients are spread throughout the whole mixture.
• Divide mixture in muffin pan that you have lined with muffin/cupcake liners or you can use a silicon muffin tray and grease it with a bit of olive oil (I have used it here). You should have enough for 12 medium muffins.
• Bake for about 25 minutes. Remove when toothpick comes out clear when inserted in the muffin.
• Let them cool for 10 minutes and remove from tray. Let them cool a couple of hours before serving.

❈ SAVORY FETA, SPINACH, AND RED PEPPER MUFFINS ❈

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a large muffin pan with 12 muffin liners.
• In a large bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, sugar, baking powder, paprika, and salt. Mix well.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the olive oil, eggs, and milk.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and use a wooden spoon to stir until the ingredients are just blended and form a thick dough.
• Add the feta, spinach, and peppers, and mix gently until all the ingredients are incorporated. Evenly divide the mixture among the muffin liners.
• Transfer to the oven, and bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean.
• Set the muffins aside to cool for 10 minutes, and remove them from the pan. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. (Remove from the refrigerator 10 minutes before consuming.)

SAVOURY MUFFINS WITH FETA CHEESE, ONION AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• You will need a 12 hole mini-muffin tin.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan, add in the chopped onion and cook for about 5 minutes till its softened and then remove from heat and leave it to cool.
• Once cool, add in the chopped feta cheese and rosemary and season with freshly ground black pepper (there is no need for salt since feta cheese is quite salty by itself) and give it a good mix.
• Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 6/400F/200°C.
• Next for the muffin base, sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl.
• In another bowl beat the egg, then add in the milk and give it a good whisk again.
• Next, pour the egg mixture into the flour, using minimum number of folding movements (you should finish folding in 15 seconds and ignore the lumps in the mixture - do not overmix).
• Now gently add the onion mixture into the muffin mixture, folding in, as before, with as few strokes as possible.
• Arrange the muffin cases into the muffin tins them spoon the mixture into them.
• You may even spoon the mixture straight into the tins but they will have to be well-greased.
• Beat the second egg and brush the muffin tops with it.
• Bake them in the centre shelf of the oven for about 20 minutes, or until well risen and golden.
• Remove the muffins from the tins and serve immediately.

BASIL, FETA & ROASTED PEPPER MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. In another bowl, combine the egg, buttermilk and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the cheese, peppers and basil., Fill greased muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 375° for 16-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.