Tasty Savoury Muffin Recipe

Here is a colourful, tasty snack that you could convince yourself is healthy enough to be eaten as part of a sensible diet. It came from an English cookbook discovered on a recent trip.

Ingredients

• 125g (4 oz) Cheddar cheese
• 180g (6 oz) baby spinach leaves
• 275g (10oz) plain or all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 medium eggs
• 175ml (6 fl oz) milk
• 85g (3 oz) melted salted butter

Preparation

• Grate the cheese and finely chop the spinach
• Sift flour, baking powder and stir in sugar, salt and pepper
• Stir in cheese and spinach
• Beat eggs, milk and butter until smooth
• Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir until well-mixed
• Pour the batter into a muffin pan and bake at 375F for 30 minutes

John's Notes

The ingredient quantities shown make 6 Texas-size muffins. Why "Texas-size" in an English recipe? As you may know, Texas is south of New York, Philadelphia and Washington which are three small communities in the north-east of England. Well ... you asked.