Breakfast Muffins

I made these a few weeks ago and have been playing with the recipe to make it work for me. I originally had mushrooms but took them out, however I have not given up on the idea. Patience, patience, patience Mushrooms will appear in one kind of breakfast muffin I make. This one is my left over veggies and bacon muffin, it was a random find. Have a go and let me know how it went.

Bacon, Carrot and Zucchini Breakfast Muffins

Ingredients

3 rashes of bacon small dice
1 tbsp oil (I used olive oil)
1 sml carrot grated
1/2 sml zucchini grated
1/4 cup shallots
1 1/2 cups plain flour
3 tsps baking powder
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup grated cheese (I use tasty)
80g butter melted
2 eggs lightly beaten
2/3 cup of milk

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200⁰C and prepare muffin tray. Fry bacon until crispy and put to one side.
2. Place flour, baking powder, salt, pepper and cheese into a bowl, mix.
3. Whisk butter, eggs and milk in a mixing bowl.
6. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and combine. Stir through carrot, shallots, zucchini and bacon.
7. Spoon into muffin trays and cook for 20mins.
8. Serve warm or cool for lunches or afternoon tea.

Fritta Pictures

I have had a few emails about the recipe I posted. Here are some pics to clarify.

Step 3: Put all ingredients into a bowl and mix together.


Step 4: Pour into tine lined with baking paper. Push in grape/cherry tomatoes


Final Product: After cooking for 25 mins

Love a Good Fritta

So I have been running on no sleep and zero spare time thanks to my job consuming all. However, this has lead me to be inventive in the kitchen. What do you do when you get home, it is already 7:30pm and you have about 4 hours of marking to do. Opps...forgot about dinner. Look in fridge. Find eggs, basic vegetables and a few rashes of bacon.

FRITTA TIME!

This is a recipe I found online and have adjusted to suit me. It is quick easy and tasty yummy the next day for breakfast and lunch. It is also healthy. Have a go and tell me what you think.

Baked Tomato, Zucchini and Bacon Fritter

Serves: 4
Prep Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

5-6 large eggs lightly beaten
1 onion diced
4 bacon rashes diced
1 sml zucchini grated
1 carrot grated
2 tblsp self raising flour
2 tblsp milk
Clove of garlic crushed
Salt
Black pepper
1/3 cup grated tasty cheese
8 grape tomatoes halved (cherry tomatoes would work)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 175°C. Line a 16 x 26cm baking pan with non-stick baking paper.
2. Pan fry bacon and onion
3. Place the eggs in a large bowl and add the onion, bacon, garlic, zucchini, carrot, flour, milk, salt, pepper and half of the cheese. Stir until well combined.
4.Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Arrange tomato halves on top, pressing into the mixture slightly (i make random patterns like smilie faces or Pacman). Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
5. Cook for 20-25 mins and serve warm.
6. Put left overs in fridge in a air tight container and eat next day warm or cold.

I may have been very hugrey and didn't get a chance to photograph this one, sorry guys.