Spinach Corn Cheddar Cheese Muffins | Mexican Savoury Muffins
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Recipe type: Snack
Cuisine: Mexican
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Serves: 11-12 muffins
 
Packed with a punch of jalapenos, with cheese, corn and spinach - Mexican style muffins
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
  • ¾ Cup whole wheat flour
  • ¼ Cup yellow or regular cornmeal
  • 1 Tsp baking powder
  • ½ Pinch baking soda
  • 1½ Tsp sugar
  • A Pinch of salt
Wet Ingredients:
  • ¾ Cup milk
  • 3 Tbsp butter 3 Tbsp yogurt
Other:
  • ¼ Cup corn kernels
  • 2 Tbsp chopped spinach
  • 1 Tsp freshly pounded black pepper
  • 6-7 sliced jarred or 2-3 finely chopped fresh jalapenos
  • 1 Cup packed grated cheddar
  • ¼ Cup roasted oats
To Prepare:
  • Muffin Tray
  • Muffin liners
Method
  1. In a pan, start heating the milk
  2. When the milk becomes warm, add butter, let it melt. Turn off heat and let it aside to cool
  3. In a mixing bowl, add whole wheat flour and cornmeal
  4. To this add baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. Mix well and keep aside, this is the dry ingredient mixture
  5. In another pan add a little oil and saute chopped spinach, let it cook lightly
  6. Add corn, saute, mix well and set aside
  7. In another small pan, lightly toast the oats and keep aside to cool
  8. Meanwhile the milk-butter mixture would have cooled. To this add whisked yogurt, mix well
  9. Add black pepper powder to the wet ingredients
  10. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients, fold lightly till everything is combined
  11. Add sauteed spinach and corn. Add sliced jalapenos. Fold
  12. To this add most of the grated cheese and fold again till cheese gets mixed
  13. Pre-heat oven to 180 Deg C. Line a muffin tray with muffin/cup cake liners. Grease them slightly with oil or butter
  14. Spoon muffin mixture into each of the muffin cases
  15. Add toasted oats on top. Add grated cheese on top and brush lightly with milk
  16. Bake at 180 for 18-20 minutes till done and the top is golden. A toothpick should come out clean when inserted into a muffin
  17. Lightly cool them and serve with salsa or ketchup
Notes
Do not overmix the batter/mixture. Fold and make muffins

Only a pinch of salt will be enough as cheese renders enough saltiness to the muffins

Add any kind of cheese which melts. Monterey Jack, Cheddar, Gruyere or regular processed cheese like Amul

Oats give crispiness to the top of the muffins and they look fancy just like in the bakeries

Use frozen corn and spinach if you want
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/spinach-corn-cheddar-cheese-muffins/