These Herbs and Cheese Muffins are perfect to eat in the morning or snack during the day. These savoury muffins are great for picnics or as an addition to a bread basket. Serve them with some compound butter and smoked salmon for a delicious brunch | imagelicious.com #muffins #cheesemuffins #savorymuffins #mothersday
In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pepper, chili powder (if using), and sugar. Whisk thoroughly.
Add the grated cheese and chopped parsley to the flour mixture and mix until all incorporated.
Add the egg, vegetable oil, applesauce, and buttermilk (or kefir) and mix with a spatula just until no flour is visible. Do not overmix.
Line medium sized muffin pan with muffin liners AND SPRAY WITH COOKING OIL (this is important!)Alternatively: You don't have to line with paper liners, you can just spray the muffin tin with cooking oil directly.
Evenly divide the batter between 16 cups.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean.
If you are not using muffin liners, then run a butter knife around the muffins while they are still hot to loosen them from the pan.
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Notes
You can use any melty grated cheese. Feel free to use cheddar, edam, marble, Monteray Jack, havarti, or a mixture of a few cheeses.Try these Cheese Muffins with other herbs like cilantro or dill or mix of a few.You can use dry herbs instead of fresh herbs. Use about 2-3 tablespoons.Important: You need to spray the muffin tin with some cooking oil, even if you are using muffin liners. Otherwise, the batter will stick to the liners.