Soft Cheese Muffins
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Serves: 12
 
Ingredients
For the garlic butter
  • 75g salted butter
  • 2 garlic cloves, grated
Dry ingredients
  • 300g Self raising flour
  • 250g grated cheddar cheese
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
Wet ingredients
  • 1 cup milk (I used full cream)
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup sour cream (or plain yoghurt)
  • 1 whole egg
  • ¼ cup sliced chives/spring onion
  • 2 green chilis/jalapeno, sliced (optional)
  • 3 garlic cloves, grated
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 180C.
  2. Place butter and garlic in a microwave proof bowl and melt for 30-40 seconds.
  3. Brush a 12 hole standard muffin tin generously with the garlic butter. Reserve leftover for later.
  4. Place dry ingredients in a bowl.
  5. Mix wet ingredients in another bowl.
  6. Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix gently.
  7. Add cheese till just incorporated. Do not overmix.
  8. Divide between the 12 holes muffin tin. Fill till almost the top.
  9. Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until the muffins are golden and crusty.
  10. Once out of the oven, brush with the remaining garlic butter.
Recipe by Maya Kitchenette at https://mayakitchenette.com/soft-cheese-muffins/