Sun Dried Tomato Muffins Recipes

SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND COTTAGE CHEESE MUFFINS (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Line a muffin pan w/9 med-sized paper baking cups.
• Mix cottage cheese in a bowl w/all but 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese + the remaining ingredients. Season w/salt as desired.
• Spoon mixture into muffing cups (3/4 full), scatter w/remaining Parmesan & bake for 30-35 min or till set, risen & golden brown. Serve hot or at room temperature.
• VERSATILITY BONUS: The recipe intro also shared the following: "In place of the sun-dried tomatoes, there are countless other ways to flavor the cheese & nut base batter including: 1) Chopped olives w/lemon zest & chopped herbs, 2) Sauteed chopped mushrooms & fresh thyme, 3) Chopped chipotles & adobo sauce, 4) Roasted garlic, pesto & toasted pine nuts and 5) Sauteed chopped potatoes & rosemary. :-).

SUN-DRIED TOMATO OLIVE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease muffin tins or line with paper cups.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
• In a separate bowl lightly beat the egg. Stir in tomato oil, sugar and milk and pour into flour mixture all at once. Mix just until flour disappears. Stir in tomatoes and olives.
• Pour into muffin cups and bake 25 minutes (or until muffins spring back when pressed).

SUN-DRIED TOMATO MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms only of 12 regular size muffin cups, or line with paper baking cups.
• Beat milk, oil and egg in large bowl. Stir in flour, 1/4 cup cheese, the basil, baking powder and salt just until flour is moistened. Fold in tomatoes and olives. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (cups will be almost full). Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan to wire rack. Serve warm if desired.

MMMM MUFFINS - CHEESE, SPINACH AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 390°F (200°C) if using fan-forced oven or 420°F(215°C) if not using a fan-forced oven.
• Spray a 12 muffin tray with cooking oil or grease with butter (ensure thoroughly coated). Can use paper cases to line instead of spray or butter if you wish.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly with a balloon whisk.
• In another mixing bowl or a large jug - whisk the eggs, milk and oil together. Stir through the chopped spinach and the sliced sun-dried tomatoes. Gentley stir in the crumbled fetta and the finely grated asiago (or parmesan) cheeses.
• Combine the wet and dry ingredients. Fold together gently -until just mixed. Do not overbeat or you will end up with 'heavy' muffins.
• Spoon into the greased or paper-lined muffin pans.
• Bake approx 15 - 25 minutes, until well risen and golden. Allow the muffins to cool in the pans for 5 minutes. Serve warm or reheat later.