Guest Recipe: Mez's Cheese and Bacon Muffins

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4.89 from 9 votes

Guest Recipe: Mez's Cheese and Bacon Muffins

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Course: Breakfast, lunchbox, Snack, Thermomix

Cuisine: American

Keyword: budget, Freezer Friendly, Gluten Free, Thermomix

Servings:

Calories: 327kcal

Author: Skinnymixers

Ingredients

200 g streaky bacon cubed small
160 g extra sharp cheddar cheese cubed
30 g Parmesan cheese cubed
300 g self raising flour (gluten-free if required)
150 g cultured buttermilk (or milk of choice mixed with 2 tsp vinegar)
100 g salted butter melted (dairy-free if required + pinch salt)
2 eggs
1 tsp onion powder or fresh spring onion, chopped
½ tsp salt
extra cheese to sprinkle on top optional

Metric - Imperial

Instructions

Thermo cooker

Preheat your fan-forced oven to 180°C or 355°F and pan fry your bacon until crispy.
Add cheeses to mixer bowl and blend 3 sec/speed 6/MC on.
Add remaining ingredients except bacon in the order as listed and blend for 4 sec/speed 4/MC on. Scrape mixer bowl down.
Add bacon and combine for 10 sec/speed 2/MC on - use spatula to assist. It is a very thick batter.
Divide your batter evenly between 12 muffin cases, sprinkle with optional extra cheese on each muffin and bake in the oven for 15 – 20 min until a skewer comes out clean. Note - The batter will be thick.

Conventional

Preheat your fan-forced oven to 180°C or 355°F and pan fry your bacon until crispy.
Grate the cheese and add it to a large mixing bowl.
Add the flour, cooked bacon, and onion powder to the mixing bowl. Stir to combine with the cheese.
In a jug, beat together the eggs, buttermilk, and melted butter until well combined. Pour this mixture into the dry ingredients and gently fold until just combined. Do not overmix.
Divide your batter evenly between 12 muffin cases, sprinkle with extra cheese on each muffin and bake in the oven for 15 – 20 min until a skewer comes out clean. Note - The batter will be thick.

Notes

Store in an airtight container for 2-3 days, best served warm. These are freezer friendly as well.

Egg Free: Replace eggs with 2 Tbsp water, 2 tsp baking powder and 1 tsp oil.

Dairy Free: Use dairy-free cheeses and add 1 Tbsp nutritional yeast flakes.

Vegetarian: Replace bacon with onion and pan fry to caramelise and replace onion powder with garlic powder.

Low Fodmap: Replace onion with dried chives, fresh chives or the green part only of spring onions. Use gluten-free self raising flour and lactose-free cheese.

Halved/Doubled: This recipe can be halved or doubled. To double, mix in the Thermomix in 2 batches.

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