Savoury Muffins

Mix up your muffin routine with these satisfying savoury muffins. Smoked cheese gives these vegetarian muffins a rich flavour combined with virtuous spinach and chives. We love these for breakfast, lunch, picnics and lunchboxes. Feel free to experiment with different types of cheese – mozzarella, parmesan, feta, gouda, pecorino and goat’s cheese would also work a treat in place of smoked cheddar.

Ingredients

2½ cups self raising flour
1 cup baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
½ bunch chives, finely chopped
180g smoked cheese, grated (substitute cheddar)
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup milk
2 eggs
½ cup good quality tomato relish, plus extra to serve

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C. Place the flour, spinach, peas, chives, cheese, oil, milk, eggs, and relish in a large bowl and  mix until just combined. Season with salt and pepper.
Divide the mixture between 10-12 x ½-cup-capacity (125ml)  lightly greased muffin tins and cook for 25 minutes or  until cooked when tested with a skewer.
Turn out onto a wire rack to cool  slightly. Serve with extra tomato relish.

Makes 10-12

Enjoy with a cup of Nerada Black Tea