Parmesan, Scallion and Smoked Paprika Muffins

My Savoury Muffins are a lovely alternative to bread and ideal to serve with soups, in lunch boxes and a nice tea time snack.
Best thing about them is you don't need a electric mixer to make them!
The ingredients are easy to remember too.
I have used half Parmesan half cheddar because Parmesan gives the flavour but doesn't have the melting quality a cheddar cheese has.
I've use the listed ingredients but feel free to experiment with cheeses,bacon herbs and spices.
I served them with hot with real Bandon co-op butter and relish.

Special equipment needed; Muffin tray and 12 Muffin cases.

Line your muffin tin with cases and have two tablespoon's ready to help spoon the mixture in with ease 

Makes 12 

Pre-heat oven to 200oc 

Preparation time 10 minutes 

Cooking time 20- 25 minutes 

Ingredients:

200g plain flour 

2 teaspoons of baking powder 

salt 

1-2 teaspoons of smoked Paprika or regular if you cant get the smoked variety 

2 eggs 

200ml buttermilk

100g Parmesan cheese grated ( if you don't have fresh Parmesan please don't use the dried version its just nasty just use all cheddar )

100g Cheddar cheese grated 

2 scallions thinly sliced 

Method:

• After weighing your ingredients add the dry ingredients together & put them in a bowl and mix.
• Whisk your eggs and butter milk together in jug.
• Add the wet ingredients to the flour, baking powder, salt, and paprika 
• Stir quickly with a wooden spoon but don't over beat.
• Fold in the cheese and scallions.
• Put your mix in to the muffin cases that are in the tin.
• Use two spoons to help scrape off the mixture in to each case with ease.
• Place in the middle of the pre-heated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes. 
• enjoy!

Delicious French toast

Aka eggy bread in our house
I was craving this after a night out not so long ago. The ultimate hangover food and you don't even need to run to shops everybody probably has a slices of bread and eggs knocking about.

Preparation and cooking time 10 minutes

Serves one hungry person

Ingredients:


2 think slices of yesterday's bread (fresh bread doesn't work as well but if its all you have work away with that)
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons of cream Or milk
2 tsp of caster sugar (use more if you like it sweeter)
Drop of vanilla extract or pinch of cinnamon
Knob of butter for cooking

Method:
Whisk eggs, cream vanilla or cinnamon
together in a shallow dish big enough to soak the bread.
Add the bread press down and turn to make sure bread is completely coated
Heat a frying pan medium add the butter when it foams slightly add the bread. Fry until golden and turn.

Serve with maple syrup and bacon , fresh berries or fried banana and cream or ice-cream ideas are endless. Dust with icing sugar to serve