Cheese Muffins

Name: Cheese Muffins
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Type 00 flour 2 cups; Natural plain yogurt ½ cup; Sunflower seed oil 5 ½ tbsp; Parmigiano Reggiano PDO cheese to grate 2.5 oz; Emmentaler cheese 2 oz; Eggs 2; Instant yeast for salted preparations 1 ½ tsp; Fine salt to taste

Vegetarian

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Makes: 6 pieces
Cost: Low

PRESENTATION

Recipe by
Luisa Orizio

Cheese muffins are a tasty savory version of the classic American muffins, perfect to enjoy as an appetizer alongside a charcuterie board! Simple and flavorful, they are made with a soft yogurt-based batter that takes little time to prepare and is ready to bake right away. A delightful vegetarian option that will appeal to both young and old, ideal for buffets and aperitifs but also for a savory snack, different from the usual. Moreover, you can enrich the basic batter with other ingredients of your choice to make the cheese muffins even more delicious!

Also try these recipes for savory muffins with cheese:

egg-free savory muffins
mini savory muffins with ricotta and speck
savory muffins with ricotta and zucchini

INGREDIENTS
For 6 muffins: Type 00 flour 2 cups (250 g); Natural plain yogurt ½ cup (125 g); Sunflower seed oil 5 ½ tbsp (80 g); Parmigiano Reggiano PDO cheese 2.5 oz (70 g) - to grate; Emmentaler cheese 2 oz (55 g); Eggs 2; Instant yeast for salted preparations 1 ½ tsp (8 g); Fine salt to taste

Preparation

How to prepare Cheese Muffins

To make the cheese muffins, first grate the Emmental with a coarse grater 1 and set it aside. In a bowl, pour the eggs and salt 2, then beat with a hand whisk and add the yogurt 3.

Mix again, then also add the vegetable oil 4 and grated Parmigiano Reggiano PDO 5 and mix everything well. Now sift the flour and baking powder into the bowl 6.

Incorporate the dry ingredients with the whisk 7, then add the grated Emmental 8 and mix with a spatula to obtain a homogeneous batter 9.

Divide the batter into 6 muffin liners placed inside a muffin tin 10 and bake in a preheated convection oven at 350°F for about 20 minutes 11. Once cooked, your cheese muffins are ready to be served 12!