Cheese muffins is an easy and simple savoury muffins made with flour, cheese, yogurt and flax egg. The recipe which I shared here is eggless and uses flax egg instead of regular eggs. Perfect to pack in kids lunch box or serve as after school snack.
Mini Cheese Muffins Recipe
This is my take on a savoury cheese muffins. Can you believe these muffins are made without eggs. Yes I used flax eggs instead of eggs so vegetarians can enjoy it too. These muffins are so soft and taste great, texture is so soft like a pillow.
This eggless cheese muffins recipe needs a little extra baking powder and the addition of yogurt makes these super moist. The cheddar cheese added gives the sharp cheesy taste and moist texture. This is a savoury muffins and can be served with soups or stews too.
About Cheese Muffins Recipe
Savoury muffins are getting so popular these days. Specially if you are not a sweet person, then savoury muffins is the answer. The cool thing about savoury muffins are, you can enjoy it on its own, for breakfast with spreads or dips of choice, or with stews and soups. If you are into vegan recipes, check this avocado chocolate muffins.
This savoury cheese muffins is so basic, yet gives you perfect fluffy texture. I used plain flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and baking powder in the dry mixture. Wet ingredients is yogurt, oil, flax egg and water. Such an easy batter to make.
I used my mini muffin pan for this, so I got around 12 mini cheese muffins. You can use regular size muffin pan also, you will get around 6 muffins. The baking time for regular cheese muffins will be increased to 25 to 28 minutes. But I love the mini muffins, they are so cute.
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This muffin batter is super easy to make. You don't need any mixer, beater for making the batter. It is made using a mixing bowl and spoon. All you need to remember is not to over mix muffin batter.
Always remember, a lumpy muffin batter makes the soft and fluffy muffins. So you are allowed to be lazy here. Just mix the batter until it is just combined. Thats it.
These cheese muffins are baked in a high temperature oven. It is baked at 200 degree C which is quite hot. But this hot oven, gives the perfect muffin dome. This cheese muffins is perfect to pack in your kids lunch box.
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Ingredients
- Flour - I used plain flour in the batter, you can use whole wheat flour for more healthy muffins.
- Sugar - even though this is a savoury muffin, you need a small amount of sugar to balance the taste.
- Salt - since cheddar cheese has salt added, you have to be careful when using salt.
- Raising Agent - baking soda and baking powder are the raising agent. This eggless cheese muffins recipe needs a little extra baking powder which cannot be reduced. It will affect the texture, if you reduce them.
- Yogurt - plain natural unsweetened yogurt adds the moistness which this muffin needs.
- Flax Egg - flax egg is 1 tablespoon of ground flax seeds mixed with 3 tablespoon of water. It becomes a gel like texture which is a best substitute for egg. Instead of flax egg, you can use regular egg. In that case, use 1 whole egg.
- Oil - I used sunflower oil. You can use any neutral tasting oil. Melted butter can be used in the batter which adds so much flavour.
- Cheese - I used freshly grated cheddar cheese, you can use grated mozzarella instead.
Step by Step Pictures
Flax Egg
1)Preheat oven to 200 degree C (400 degree F). Start by making the flax egg. Take 1 tablespoon of ground flax seeds in a bowl.
2)Mix ground flax seeds with water until combined. Set aside for 10 minutes. It will get slimy and gel like. This is your flax egg.
Dry Ingredients
3)Now lets mix the dry ingredients. Take plain flour in a bowl. Instead of plain flour, you can use whole wheat flour.
4)Add in sugar. You just need a little bit of sugar for taste balance.
5)Add in salt to taste. Cheddar cheese has salt added in them, so be careful when adding salt.
6)Add in baking powder.
7)You also need some baking soda. This helps the muffin rise and get fluffy.
8)Mix this really well using a whisk. This is your dry ingredients.
9)Add in grated cheddar cheese at this point and mix the cheese into the flour.
Make Cheese muffin batter
10)Now add in yogurt, and the prepared flax egg. Instead of flax egg, you can use regular egg as well.
11)Add in oil. I am using regular refined sunflower oil. You can add melted butter.
12)You also need to add some water. Again instead of water, you can use milk.
13)Mix gently to form a thick batter.
Baking Cheese muffins
14)Grease a 12 cup mini muffin pan with little oil using a pastry brush and set aside.
15)Spoon into mini baking muffin pan. I filled right to the top. if you are using regular size muffin tray, you will get around 6 muffins.
16)Top with extra grated cheese.
17)Place this into the oven and bake for 15 mins. If you are using regular size muffin tray, it will take around 25 minutes for the muffins to be baked.
18)Once the muffins are baked, remove from oven and allow it to cool for 8 to 10 minutes in the muffin pan. Remove the muffins from the pan and serve warm.
19)These muffins turn out super fluffy.
Expert Tips
- I used plain flour in the batter, you can use whole wheat flour for more healthy muffins.
- Melted butter can be used in the batter which adds so much flavour.
- Instead of flax egg, you can use regular egg. In that case, use 1 whole egg.
- I used freshly grated cheddar cheese, you can use grated mozzarella instead.
- If you are using regular size muffin tray, it will take around 25 minutes for the muffins to be baked.
Serving and Storage
You can serve this muffin fresh warm out of the oven with a cup of tea or coffee. You can even pack this in your kids lunch box or snack box. Store this muffin at room temperature for one day, keep it in fridge upto a week and reheat for few seconds in the microwave before serving.
FAQ
Q: Can I use regular egg instead of flax egg?
Yes, you can use regular egg in cheese muffins. Add 1 whole egg instead of flax egg.
Q: How long can I store this cheese muffins at room temperature?
Since this muffin is made with fresh perishable ingredients like cheese, yogurt. it is best to store for upto 24 hours at room temperature. You can store in fridge upto a week.
Q: Which cheese can I use in this muffins?
You can use mozzarella, cheddar cheese, gouda, gruyere, parmesan and Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack cheese in this muffins.
Q: Can I make this muffin with whole wheat flour?
Yes, you can make cheese muffins entirely with whole wheat flour.
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Cheese Muffins Recipe (Savoury Eggless Cheese Muffins Recipe)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour (Plain Flour) 120 grams
- ½ tablespoon Granulated Sugar
- ¾ teaspoon Salt
- 1½ teaspoon Baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda (Cooking Soda)
- ¾ cup Cheddar Cheese grated (90 grams)
- ½ cup Plain Unsweetened Yogurt 120 ml
- ⅛ cup Vegetable Oil 30 ml
- ¼ cup Water 60 ml
For Flax Egg
- 1 tablespoon Ground Flax Seeds
- 3 tablespoon Water
For Topping
- ½ cup Cheddar Cheese grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 degree C (400 degree F). Grease a 12 cup mini muffin pan with little oil using a pastry brush and set aside.
- Make flax egg. Mix ground flax seeds with water until combined. Set aside for 10 minutes.
- Now mix dry ingredients. Take flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, baking soda in a bowl and mix well. Add in grated cheddar cheese and toss with the flour.
- Add in yogurt, oil, flax egg and water. Mix well and make a thick batter.
- Spoon into mini baking muffin pan and top with extra grated cheese.
- Place this into the oven and bake for 15 mins. If you are using regular size muffin tray, it will take around 25 minutes for the muffins to be baked.
- Once the muffins are baked, remove from oven and allow it to cool for 8 to 10 minutes in the muffin pan. Remove the muffins from the pan and serve warm.
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