Cheese and Bacon Muffins
Savoury Cheese and Bacon Muffins with spring onions and fresh dill, delicious and so easy to make, a great breakfast idea, or even a healthy snack in between meals. With summer just round the corner, why not pop some in your picnic basket. They make a good brunch too, and go down a treat with a cup of tea or coffee. The bacon can be replaced with ham, chicken or any other leftover meat.
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 272kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups flour (300 g)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk (250 ml)
- ¼ cup vegetable oil (65 ml)
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt (65 ml)
- 1 cup chopped cooked bacon (150 g)
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese (110 g)
- 4 spring onions
- 1 tablespoon chopped dill
- butter to grease the muffin tin
Instructions
- In a large bowl, sift the flour, add the baking powder and bicarbonate of soda, and mix to combine.
- In a separate bow, beat the egg with a pinch of salt, add the milk, oil and yogurt, and mix well.
- Combine the wet ingredient with the dry ingredients.
- Add the chopped cooked bacon, chopped spring onions, dill and grated cheese, and combine everything.
- Butter and flour a muffin tin, then divide the batter evenly between each muffin hole.
- Bake in the preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit) for 20 minutes or until golden.
Nutrition
Calories: 272kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 258mg | Potassium: 166mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 194IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 1mg