Big + Strong Muffins

Name: Spinach and cheese muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1 8 &frasl; 10 oz unsalted butter, melted, plus extra for greasing; 5 3 &frasl; 10 oz self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp English mustard powder; 1 8 &frasl; 10 oz baby spinach leaves, stalks removed + leaves very finely chopped; 3 5 &frasl; 10 oz no-salt, no-sugar canned sweetcorn, drained; 1 1 &frasl; 10 oz mature Cheddar cheese, finely grated; 25 tsp whole milk; 1 egg, lightly beaten

Finger food

crammed with spinach, cheese + a little bit of mustard.

These muffins not only pack a big tasty punch they're also packed full of veggies! yum!

Recipe from our The First Foods Book

Makes
16
Prep
15
Cook
15

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Ingredients

Method

Ingredients

50 g/1¾ oz unsalted butter, melted, plus extra for greasing
150 g/5½ oz self-raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon English mustard powder
50 g/1¾ oz baby spinach leaves, stalks removed + leaves very finely chopped
100 g/3½ oz no-salt, no-sugar canned sweetcorn, drained
30 g/1 oz mature Cheddar cheese, finely grated
125 ml/4 fl oz whole milk
1 egg, lightly beaten

Method

Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas Mark 5. Grease 16 holes of 1 or 2 mini-muffin tins.
Sift the flour, baking powder + mustard powder into a large bowl. Stir in the spinach, sweetcorn + the cheese until fully combined, then make a well in the centre.
Beat together the milk, egg + melted butter in a jug, then gradually pour into the dry ingredients + gently stir together with a wooden spoon until just combined.
Divide the mixture evenly among the prepared muffin holes, then bake the muffins in the oven for 12–15 minutes until risen + golden. Cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or cold.

Swap This For That

You could swap the spinach for grated courgette. Just make sure you pat it dry before adding it to the mixture.

Handy Tips

These muffins are great for lunchboxes + for on the go healthy snacks + picnics too.

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