Monday, July 26, 2010

Ham & Red Bell Pepper Breakfast Muffins





Breakfast is totally my favorite meal of the day....besides dessert of course. My favorite thing for breakfast is simply scrambled eggs with a sharp cheddar cheese, one day I will go over my scrambled egg method here because we all have our ways.



This little muffin is a perfect side for a big bowl of eggs for the family. Substitute this for toast and your golden.







INGREDIENTS (Makes 4-5 Large muffins)

1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/3 tsp of baking powder
1/4 tsp of baking soda
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cayenne pepper
1 large egg
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 tbs butter, melted & cooled
1 tbs Canola oil
1/2 cup chives, chopped
1/2 cup diced and pan fried ham
1/2 cup sharp cheddar
1/2 cup red pepper, minced






DIRECTIONS

Pre-heat your oven to 400 and lightly oil a muffin pan.


In a large bowl, whisk together your flour, baking powder, soda, pepper, salt, and cayenne pepper.






In a medium bowl, whisk together your egg, buttermilk, oil, and butter. Stir in the chives, ham, cheese, and bell pepper.









Add your wet into the dry and mix until *just* moistened.



Bake until the tops are golden (15-20 minutes), split and smother with butter and some scrambled egg....with cheese please.



20 comments:

scrambledhenfruit said...

Beautiful breakfast muffins! These look so flavorful- I can tell they'd be great with eggs.Thanks for sharing :)

Tracy said...

These look incredible! Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day too and I definitely have to try these!!

Anonymous said...

Our family loves to have a big breakfast on Saturday mornings.... but now that it's so hot, I look for things to make that are quick and easy. This sounds like it fits that perfectly. Great recipe I'm anxious to try! Hope you're feeling better!

Cat said...

wow, I never had anything quite like this. What won me over though are the chocolate covered frozen bananas. I still have 3 I did not devour yet, so I'll give them a try.

Reeni said...

These look insanely good! I don't bake nearly enough savory muffins...

Michele said...

Wow, those look absolutely delicious. I love eggs and I love muffins. What a great combination!

WendyinKK said...

Great!!! Bookmarked!!!!

Kristen said...

Those are just gorgeous! I am always trying to add to my savory breakfast food repertoire. This is perfect.

Tia said...

the colors - the bright summery feel of these muffins - the flavor combinations - omg i can tell these are winners even just through the screen. this recipes goes to the top of my "to make" list.

sadaf said...

looks delicious...........I'll must try. I have never got savory muffins recipe before this one. great idea. your blog has most of my favourite baked item recipes. now i've join ur site and looking forward. nice to meet you.

Unknown said...

The muffins look amazingly good! We don't eat enough breakfast stuff around here, I gotta change that! YUM!

Cristine said...

These look amazing!

Mary Bergfeld said...

They are indeed a perfect breakfast muffin. I can't wait to give them a try. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary

Amy Ricks said...

These are fabulous! I am definately one of those with a taste for the savory, as I seem to lacking a sweet tooth, so i will definately be making these. What a perfect make and take breakfast!! Bye, bye granola bar.

Chef Dennis Littley said...

now thats a breakfast muffin....my wife just can't grasp that muffins don't have to be sweet.....I would certainly love those for breakfast!

Unknown said...

Great looking muffins, love this recipe..Bookmarked to try!!

Unknown said...

I'm crazy about savoury muffins, these look brilliant.

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

What gorgeous muffins! They look so beautiful and tempting!

Cheers,

Rosa

Taylor said...

I really need to try savory muffins...I've never had them! These look delicious and I LOVE your pictures!

theUngourmet said...

I love savory muffins! These look terrific with the ham and red peppers. I think my husband would really enjoy these too!