
Pepper Cheese Muffins
1cup (250 mL) buttermilk
1⁄3 cup (75 mL) butter or margarine, melted
2eggs
2cups (500 mL)
4oz (120 g) (1 cup [250 mL]) shredded pepper cheese
1 tbs (15 mL) sugar
2tsp (10 mL) baking powder
1tsp (5 mL) chopped parsley
1⁄2 tsp (2 mL) baking soda
1⁄4 tsp (1 mL) salt
1⁄4 tsp (1 mL) coarsely ground black pepper
Place buttermilk, butter, and eggs in bowl. Attach bowl and flat beater to mixer. Turn to Speed 4 and beat 1 minute. Stop and scrape bowl. Combine flour, cheese, sugar, baking powder, parsley, baking soda, salt, and pepper. Turn to STIR Speed and add flour mixture, mixing just until moistened, about 30 seconds. DO NOT OVERBEAT.
Fill greased regular muffin pans
Yield: 12 servings (12 muffins).
Tip: Recipe will make 24 miniature muffins to serve as an appetizer.
Per serving: About 90 cal, 3 g protein, 9 g carb, 5 g fat, 29 mg chol, 145 mg sodium.
VARIATION
Muffins for a Party
Double all ingredients and prepare in 6 qt (5.68 L) mixer bowl. In first paragraph, change Speed 4 to Speed 2.
Yield: 24 servings (24 muffins).
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