This is really a wonderful recipe for savory liker and bakers. Thanks Shama for suggesting several recipes for this month Home bakers challenge event started by Priya Suresh sis. Me n kids thoroughly liked this soft spinach muffin.Good to go for breakfast and kids snack/lunch boxes…
Ingredients
All Purpose Flour – 1 Cup
Old Fashioned/any Oats – 1/2 Cup (Dry fry for 2-3 minutes and powder well in blender/mixie) Whole Milk/Regular Milk – 1 Cup
Chopped Spinach – 1/2 Cup frozen, thawed, drained and squeezed dry (Refer Note)
Butter – 6 Tbsp
Cheddar cheese – 1 Cup (Shredded )
Baking powder – 1.25tsp (I used double acting baking powder)
Baking Soda – 1/2tsp
Pepper – 1/4tsp (Optional)
Dil Weeds – Few to top (Optional)
Salt – 1/2tsp
Recipe Source – Adapted from All Recipes
Method
- Mix the flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a mixing bowl (Pic 1).
- Shred the cheese and chop the spinach (Pic 2).
- If using non stick muffin tray, lightly grease the muffin cups.
- I used baking cups/papers, to know more about it click here…
- When the milk is warm you can just add the butter to melt, Otherwise heat/microwave it separately to melt completely.
- Add butter, milk together in a large mixing bowl until evenly blended.
- Slowly stir in the flour mixture to form a batter (Pic 3).
- Finally add pepper(if using),Spinach and Cheddar cheese, incorporate well.
- Meanwhile preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Spoon 3/4th into each muffin cup.
- I topped some dil weeds and shredded cheddar cheese, which is purely optional (Pic 4).
- Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean or about 20-25 minutes (Pic 5).
- Allow to cool for another 15 minutes before serve.
- If using baking papers, allow to cool completely or refrigerate a while for easy peeling…
Notes
Any type of green leaves works well, I used Manathakkali keerai/Solanum nigrum (European Black Nightshade) or locally just “black nightshade”/Garden Nightshade/Kaachi Soppu.
Is it compulsory to use cheddar cheese or any cheese can be used
Deepa Cheddar Cheese or Goat Cheese is preferable for nice flavor and texture, otherwise use mix of shredded mozzarella and dried cheese powder!!!
Muffins looks superb 🙂 love your first click dear
They look amazing!!!
looks so delicious. Drooling here 🙂
A very healthy muffins.
Very healthy muffin looks soo inviting!!
still didnt try this muffin 🙁 parcel me some dear
Muffins looks absolutely stunning that too with oats, loving it sis.
looks awesome… healthy…
Very healthy and delicious dear, love the addition manathakkali…
Yummy and healthy
delicious and healthy muffins, looks very tempting.
Yummm….that must be really tasty!!
Looks very yummy and happy to follow you.
looks yum.. Very yummy
Heathy muffins!!!!!!!! love this…..happy to follow u in GFC.would be glad if u follow me back……….have a good day.
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very very delicious and flavorful breakfast muffins 🙂 looks so yummy dear !!