Name: Spinach and three cheese muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 small onion (80g), chopped finely; 100 grams baby spinach leaves; 2 cups (300g) self-raising flour; 80 grams butter, melted; 1 egg; 1 cup (250ml) buttermilk; ½ cup (50g) coarsely grated mozzarella; ½ cup (40g) coarsely grated parmesan-style cheese; 100 grams blue cheese, crumbled

These tasty vegetarian muffins packed full of stretchy mozzarella, sharp parmesan and earthy blue cheese are ideal for snacks or lunchboxes.

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 small onion (80g), chopped finely

100 grams baby spinach leaves

2 cups (300g) self-raising flour

80 grams butter, melted

1 egg

1 cup (250ml) buttermilk

½ cup (50g) coarsely grated mozzarella

½ cup (40g) coarsely grated parmesan-style cheese

100 grams blue cheese, crumbled

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F. Grease a 12-hole (⅓ cup/80ml) muffin pan.

2.Heat oil in a medium frying pan; cook onion, stirring for 5 minutes or until onion softens. Add spinach; cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until wilted. Cool.

3.Sift flour into a large bowl; stir in combined butter, egg and buttermilk. Add cheeses and spinach mixture to flour mixture; mix gently to combine. Do not over-mix; mixture should be lumpy. Spoon mixture into pan holes.

4.Bake muffins for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave muffins in pan for 5 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto a wire rack. Serve warm.

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