Savory Cheese And Scallion Muffins Americas Test Kitchen Recipes

SAVORY BACON, CHEDDAR AND SCALLION MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Generously grease a 12-cup muffin pan or a giant 6-cup muffin pan with butter.
• Cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Heat the 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the scallions and cook until slightly wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Whisk the egg, broth, milk, olive oil, sugar, mustard and salt in a large bowl. Gently stir in the flour and baking powder until evenly combined.
• Fold in the cheese, cooked scallions and cooked bacon.
• Divide the mixture among the muffin cups and bake until the muffins puff up, are golden around the edges and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes for a 12-cup muffin pan or 25 to 27 minutes for a giant 6-cup muffin pan.
• Let the muffins cool 5 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a wire a rack before serving.

CORN MUFFINS WITH BACON AND CHEDDAR (AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN)

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to the middle position and preheat oven to 400°.
• Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Fry the bacon in a small skillet over med-high heat until crisp, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the scallions, salt, and pepper; cook until the scallions are heated through, about 1 minute.
• Transfer the mixture to a paper-towel lined plate; let cool.
• In a bowl, whisk the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
• In another bowl, whisk the sour cream, milk, sugar, melted butter, and eggs together until combined.
• Gently fold the sour cream mixture into the flour mixture with a rubber spatula until just combined (do not overmix).
• Gently fold in the bacon mixture and 1 1/2 cups of cheddar cheese.
• Using a greased 1/3 cup measure, portion the batter into each muffin cup.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup cheddar over the tops of the muffins.
• Bake until golden brown and a pick comes out with just a few crumbs attached, 15-20 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the baking.
• Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, the turn out onto a wire rack and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

SCALLION GOAT CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. and butter twelve 1/3-cup muffin cups.
• In a small bowl stir together 2 tablespoons milk and goat cheese until combined. Into a bowl sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Melt butter and in another small bowl whisk together with remaining milk and egg. Finely chop enough scallions to measure 1 cup. Stir butter mixture and scallions into flour mixture until just combined. Divide half of batter evenly among muffin cups and top each with about 2 teaspoons goat cheese filling. Divide remaining batter over filling. Bake muffins in middle of oven until golden and a tester comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

SAVORY CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Mix egg, milk and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cheese. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.