Black Pepper Bacon & Cheese Mini Muffins

These are savoury muffins but not many people who ate them are used to it.  However, the muffins are really very soft and fluffy.  This receipe is shared by Facebook baking friend, Lorna.  She uses curry powder but I substituted it with black pepper.

Yield: 20 Muffins

Ingredients:

1 cup Fresh Milk
2 cups Plain Flour
1 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
2.5 tsp Cream of Tartar
1 tsp Salt
Dash of Black Pepper
125 g Oil
2 Eggs
1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 Chopped Large Onion
1 Cup Chopped Bacon

Instructions:

1.  Preheat oven to 200°C.
2.  Fry onion and bacon till onion is soft and leave to cool.
3.  Whisk fresh milk, oil and eggs till well blended.
4.  Sieve and fold in the flour, cream of tartar and baking soda into the mixture till you get a smooth batter. 
5.  Add in the salt and black pepper and mix well.
6.  Add in the cooled onion and bacon and shredded cheese.
7.  Evenly divide the batter into 20 muffin cups and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Fruity Mini Muffins with Cranberries

Yield: 25 Muffins

Ingredients:

250 ml Fresh Milk
2.5 cup Plain Flour
3/4 cup Sugar
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
2.5 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 Cup Oil
3 Eggs
1.5 tsp Strawberry Essence
Dried Cranberries

Instructions:

1.  Preheat oven to 200°C.
2.  Whisk fresh milk, oil,eggs and strawberry essence till well blended.
3.  Add in sugar and mix well.
4.  Sieve and fold in the flour, baking powder and baking soda into the mixture till you get a smooth batter.
5.  Add in the dried cranberries.
6.  Evenly divide the batter into 25 muffin cups and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.