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[RADIO] Courgette, parmesan and sun-dried tomato muffins

Posted by on 16.9.2010 in Baking, Breakfast, Easy, Lunch, Snack | 13 comments
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[RADIO] Courgette, parmesan and sun-dried tomato muffins

To this day, my cheese and vegetable muffins remain one of the top three most popular recipes on this blog. For my BBC Three Counties Radio Show, “Three Counties Kitchen” last Sunday evening, I cooked a brand new savoury muffin recipe. I may actually even prefer it to the original on this blog!

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Makes 12 large savoury muffins

Preparation time 15 minutes
Cooking time 20-22 minutes

310g self-raising flour
1 large/2 small courgettes
150g freshly grated parmesan
8-10 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, sliced
250ml milk
80ml olive oil
2 eggs
Salt

Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 5.

  1. Mix together the cheese and the flour, then coarsely grate the courgette into the bowl and, finally, add the sun-dried tomatoes.
  2. Add the milk, olive oil and eggs and mix to a lumpy, fairly thick batter.
  3. Lightly oil the muffin tins and fill each individual cup to the top with the muffin mix.
  4. Bake in the middle of the oven for 20-22 minutes. The muffins are ready when they are golden on top and fairly dense to the touch. Best served warm, 5 to 10 minutes after coming out of the oven but they can last a few days in an airtight container or several weeks in the freezer. If you are not eating them on the day they are cooked, just bring them to life quickly again with 20 seconds in a microwave.

13 Responses to “[RADIO] Courgette, parmesan and sun-dried tomato muffins”

  1. Alex says:
    September 16, 2010 at 7:59 pm

    I'll be trying this for sure… but "1 big courgette"? LOL – you've not seen the monster courgette that's sitting in my kitchen!!

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  2. Jen says:
    September 17, 2010 at 12:08 am

    Hi! I'm writing from Canada and have tried some of your awesome recipes. There's only one little problem – your measurements are all in grams for the dry ingredients. Is there an easy way to convert the amounts into either ml or cups? Also, is a courgette the same as a zucchini? And one last one – if I only have regular flour do you know how much baking soda andor baking powder I would add? Sorry for all the questions! And thanks for the help!

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    • mydaddycooks says:
      September 24, 2010 at 4:06 pm

      Hi Jen, this is a really interesting point and one I need to look into. It may be advisable for me to publish the recipes in both measurements. A courgette is definitely a zucchini. It's tricky to know exactly how to substitute SR Flour but I have variously seen 1tsp baking powder per cup of plain flour or 2tsp baking powder per 225g plain flour. The key is to sift them well together. It could be trial and error – if your muffins don't rise up, best to add a bit more baking powder next time. This is a pretty good site for conversions: http://www.onlineconversion.com/

      Hope all that helps!

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  3. fishbee says:
    September 17, 2010 at 11:42 am

    Yummy! Your cheese & veggie muffins are a fave in our house (in fact, little man just had one for lunch!), so I'll be trying this one. It sounds even nicer!!

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  4. Alex says:
    September 24, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    These look fantastic, off to Sainsburys on the way home to pick up the ingredients and give it a go!

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  5. Lianne says:
    December 6, 2010 at 6:49 pm

    Hi there, I've just discovered your website. My little boy and I have been doing BLW for the last two weeks so I think I'm going to enjoy loads of these recipes. I tried these muffins today and they were an absolute hit!

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  6. Archie says:
    May 10, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    Hi, just tried these (no sundried toms though) so tried w'out – they were delicious, also tried rapeseed oil for a change. My 1 yr old adored and had a whole one just now for lunch. My 3 yr old who help cook them however wouldn't eat them as she thought they had 'salad' in them – that would be the green bits of courgette then. I will have to keep persevering on how to get her to eat her to eat veg then.

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  7. Natalia says:
    February 24, 2013 at 9:15 pm

    Hi, I would really like to try this recipe however my son has an egg allergy. Can you tell me if there is a way round it?

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  8. Natalia says:
    March 1, 2013 at 6:55 pm

    Hi Nick, Thank you so much for all the fabulous ideas. Will give some a go and will come back with the results?
    Nataliaxx

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