I am, as you may have noticed, a fan of simple, filling family recipes, which is why I’m pleased to be bringing you a recipe from Madhouse Family Recipes by TV chef Jo Pratt. It’s packed with family-friendly, quick recipes with clear, simple instructions that will suit busy parents perfectly.
These savoury courgette and cheese muffins are springy and moreish – just heavenly with a little salad and a dollop of mayonnaise. Since they’re made with yoghurt and veg, they have quite a close texture, which means they’re also perfect on the side of a steaming bowl of tomato soup or as part of a ploughman’s lunch.
Here’s how to make 12 courgette and cheese muffins, although I only had smaller silicone cases to hand, so my mixture made 18 smaller muffins. I also used veggie ham because I’m veggie.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp butter for greasing
- 40 g (1.5 oz) pine nuts
- 225 g (8 oz) self-raising flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 100 g (3 oz) polenta or semolina
- 150 g (5.5 oz) grated mature cheddar cheese
- 150 g (5.5 oz) courgette, grated
- 2 eggs
- 200 ml (8 fl oz) natural yoghurt
- 80 ml (2.5 fl oz) olive or rapeseed oil
- 75 g (3 oz) ham, salami or chorizo, finely chopped
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/355F and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper muffin cases. Alternatively, lightly grease the holes of the muffin tin, then press a 13cm square of baking paper into each hole, shaping the squares to fit by folding the sides
- Put the pine nuts in a dry, non-stick pan over a medium heat for a few minutes, shaking and tossing the pan continuously until they start to turn golden. (Don’t leave them in the pan or they will quickly burn.) Tip them out onto a plate to cool
- Mix together the flour, baking powder and polenta in a mixing bowl
- In a separate bowl, lightly mix together two-thirds of the cheese and all the remaining ingredients. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix quickly and lightly to form a lumpy batter. (Over-mixing will make the cooked muffins turn out heavy.) Spoon into the prepared muffin cases and scatter the remaining cheese over the top. Bake for 20 minutes until risen and golden
- Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Serve warm or cold
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Here’s the recipe for these courgette and cheese muffins again in an easy to print format.
Savoury courgette and cheese muffins
Ingredients
- 1 tsp butter for greasing
- 40 g (1.41 oz) pine nuts
- 225 g (7.94 oz) self-raising flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 100 g (3.53 oz) polenta or semolina
- 150 g (5.29 oz) grated mature cheddar cheese
- 150 g (5.29 oz) courgette, grated
- 2 eggs
- 200 ml (6.76 floz) natural yoghurt
- 80 ml (2.71 floz) olive or rapeseed oil
- 75 g (2.65 oz) ham, salami or chorizo, finely chopped
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/355F and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper muffin cases. Alternatively, lightly grease the holes of the muffin tin, then press a 13cm square of baking paper into each hole, shaping the squares to fit by folding the sides
- Put the pine nuts in a dry, non-stick pan over a medium heat for a few minutes, shaking and tossing the pan continuously until they start to turn golden. (Don’t leave them in the pan or they will quickly burn.) Tip them out onto a plate to cool
- Mix together the flour, baking powder and polenta in a mixing bowl
- In a separate bowl, lightly mix together two-thirds of the cheese and all the remaining ingredients. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix quickly and lightly to form a lumpy batter. (Over-mixing will make the cooked muffins turn out heavy.) Spoon into the prepared muffin cases and scatter the remaining cheese over the top. Bake for 20 minutes until risen and golden
- Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Serve warm or cold
Recipe reproduced with permission
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