Feta and spinach muffins

Freezer friendly and perfect to eat for brunch or to add to lunch boxes, these savoury muffins are deliciously filling.

Ingredients

  • 150g feta cheese

    crumbled

  • 250g frozen chopped spinach

    thawed

  • ⅓ cup semi-dried tomatoes

    drained and chopped

  • 3 cups self-raising flour

  • 1 egg

    lightly beaten

  • 1 cup milk

  • 100g butter

    melted

  • 3 tbsp parmesan cheese

    finely grated

Allergy Advice

Contains Dairy

Contains Eggs

Contains Gluten

Equipment

  • 1 12-cup muffin tin
  • 1 cooking oil spray
  • 1 large bowl
  • 1 separate bowl
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 large metal spoon
  • 1 wire rack
  • 1 oven

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C or 160°C fan-forced. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking oil spray and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the feta cheese, spinach and sun-dried tomato.
  3. Sift the self-raising flour over the mixture in the bowl and mix until well combined.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and butter.
  5. Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture and stir with a large metal spoon until just combined.
  6. Spoon 1/3 cup measures of the mixture into the muffin holes. Sprinkle over the parmesan cheese to top each muffin.
  7. Bake the muffins for 20 minutes, until cooked through and golden. Leave the muffins to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to cool completely on a wire rack.

Notes

Tip
The secret to good muffins is to mix only until the ingredients are just combined.
Tip
If you want to season the cheese and spinach mixture, keep in mind that the feta is already very salty.

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