Some days are busy and some days are lazy. While the busy days start with ginger tea and cereal poured from a box in a bowl of cold milk, a lazy day begins late with a plateful of our desired breakfast. From something egg-y to sooji halwa, from bread pakoda to roasted tomatoes with buttermilk biscuits; we prepare anything we feel like eating that morning. Weekend is a day of indulgence for us and we like to slow it down and cherish the two precious days of the week.
These muffins were baked in my kitchen on a fine Sunday morning. However, if you don’t have lazy bones like mine, you can easily whip this up on any weekday. Like most breakfast muffins, the batter can be prepared the night before and baked the next morning while you get ready to hit the road.
It’s always a wonderful feeling to start the day with something freshly baked.
Few weeks’ back, a lovely lady approached me from Mooney Farm to try their sun-dried tomatoes. I was thrilled seeing the different variety they have and ideas started popping in my mind on how to use them. Rich with a blend of spices, all these have a very distinct flavor of it’s own and that makes it interesting to add in a variety of dishes.
For these muffins, I chose to use the Italian herb sun-dried tomatoes, which when mixed with the spicy jalapeño and salty parmesan created a perfect depth of flavor. As it bakes, the kitchen starts smelling like a bakery store and the sizzling sounds truly tests your patience. Get busy with some other work and ignore the kitchen for a while!
Sometimes, the easiest recipe is the trickiest one. I learnt it the hard way that over mixing a muffin batter will make it tough and all the effort you invested will be a waste. Go slow and mix the ingredients with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula just until everything is combined.
A Healthy Breakfast Muffin
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chopped jalapeño pepper
- 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped spring onion
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 3 eggs
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chili flakes
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1-1/2 tablespoon milk
- some freshly cracked black peppers
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350F and grease the muffin pan with some oil. You can use the liners too.
- Whisk the egg along with sugar and salt.
- Mix flour with baking powder and then add jalapeño, tomatoes, spring onion, chili flakes and give it a light mix.
- Pour eggs to the dry ingredient’s bowl. Add oil, milk and using a wooden spoon or a spatula, mix all the ingredients until they combine properly. Do not whisk or over mix it!
- Add black pepper, half of the grated cheese and give one last mix.
- Pour the batter in the muffin pan and fill it half way.
- Sprinkle the left over grated cheese on top and let it bake for 20 mins.
- Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick in the center. If it comes out clean, the muffins are ready
If you have a savory tooth like me, go ahead and give this recipe a try. Spread some salted butter on it, enjoy it plain along with a cup of tea or and save some to enjoy with your soup for dinner.
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Anamika
September 13, 2012 at 8:50 PMMuffins look so perfect and sound so healthy Kankana!
pavithra
September 13, 2012 at 8:54 PMBeautiful one Kankana.. healthy muffin to start the day.. Love with your pictures as always. Yumm yumm 🙂
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September 13, 2012 at 9:34 PMWow, that can be a perfect breakfast and tiffin item for the little one! You are awesome friend. Thanks for sharing 🙂
indugetscooking
September 13, 2012 at 10:02 PMLooks like a great snack and breakfast. That the batter can be prepared earlier makes it so convenient. Beautiful pics, as always!
Laura (Tutti Dolci)
September 13, 2012 at 10:33 PMGorgeous muffins, I love that you went the savory direction with those lovely sundried tomatoes!
Rosa
September 13, 2012 at 11:08 PMLovely savory muffins! Perfect at any time of the day.
Gorgeous pics, as always!
Cheers,
Rosa
Nandita
September 14, 2012 at 12:17 AMFantastic looking muffins. Loved the recipe and the photography!! Slurp 😉
chinmayie @ love food eat
September 14, 2012 at 12:41 AMI love savory muffins and with sun dried tomatoes and jalapeño peppers it can’t go wrong!
nisha
September 14, 2012 at 1:57 AMi keep wanting to make all sorts of muffins for breakfast but the laziness sure overtakes and i chuck the idea. i like everything you have added in that muffin…yummm
Joanne
September 14, 2012 at 6:01 AMSavory muffins! Now that is something else. They sound super delicious and perfect for lazy mornings!
mjskit
September 14, 2012 at 8:55 AMI bet your kitchen did smell good! These look delicious! I love a good savory muffin!
indu Srinivasan
September 14, 2012 at 11:26 AMyummy and spongy muffins.U have a lovely blog.U can visit my blog and give ur valuable comments.
Vijitha
September 14, 2012 at 1:25 PMI am sure the muffins are super tasty. I love to start my day with a savoury dish. Something like this is sure to keep me happy. Have you tried making it with whole wheat flour? Let me try with that 🙂
Kankana
September 17, 2012 at 12:15 PMI haven’t tried with whole wheat. Let me know how it goes 🙂
Reem | Simply Reem
September 14, 2012 at 2:13 PMLove!!
I am madly in love with sun dried tomatoes… This muffins will be so good with some fried eggs or soup as you said!!
loving the 2nd pic Kankana!!!
wokandspoon
September 14, 2012 at 2:39 PMI love those little saucers with the blue flowers. Some very beautiful photos.
Debjani
September 14, 2012 at 3:33 PMI am a prop gawker so I gotta admit I’m loving the wooden platter from the second picture. Secondly, savory muffins are totally my kind of muffins. Thanks for the inspiration. I just need a bit of bacon in everything…I know, I’m bad!
Richa
September 14, 2012 at 3:42 PMi love savory breakfast anyday. the muffins fit right in. and i love the pictures.. i wait for your posts to see how you will set up the shot:)
Sandra's Easy Cookin
September 14, 2012 at 4:18 PMTasty and beautiful, Kankana! What a great way to start a day and I must say that I am also leaning to savory rather than a sweet breakfast! Thanks for sharing and have a lovely day!
Wizzy
September 14, 2012 at 7:34 PMOooooh, I just love a savoury breakfast muffin
helene dsouza
September 15, 2012 at 4:28 AMJust yesterday night me and my husband we were musing about muffin recipe ideas. Kankana, I love that it took u only little time to whip them up and they looks perfect for a Sunday morning. I hope I wont be lazy this Sunday so I can try out your recipe. =)
Kankana
September 17, 2012 at 12:16 PMThanks dear! Let me know how it comes out 🙂
Arch
September 15, 2012 at 7:12 AMThese look beautiful…I just made some breakfast muffins with corn and cheese…
Aunt Clara
September 15, 2012 at 8:14 AMBeautiful muffins. I definitely prefer savory foods for breakfast. It may be a cultural thing, but I can’t stand sugary things in the morning. This is a great choice for people like me.
Kankana
September 17, 2012 at 12:15 PMSame here! I need savory bites only 🙂
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rebecca
September 15, 2012 at 1:24 PMthese look great some on over and bake me muffins he he 🙂 not sure how many mums do this 🙂
foodwanderings
September 15, 2012 at 9:00 PMOoh delish looking muffins.Love that they are savory, not sweet. I should not browse through food blogs this late at night. I am absolutely famished! 🙂
thyme (Sarah)
September 16, 2012 at 5:53 AMThese are beautiful savory muffins. I love sun dried tomatoes added to foods and breads make for a perfect partnering. I learned the hard way with stirring muffin batter too much too…especially when I use whole grains. Such gorgeous photo shots of these little beauties.
Divya
September 16, 2012 at 8:54 AMOohh..lovely lovely! I would love the wake up to the smell of these muffins. I love how to styled them as well. Your styling rocks!
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September 16, 2012 at 12:02 PMI want to be at that table for breakfast!! GORGEOUS! As always!
KiranTarun
September 17, 2012 at 3:38 PMI love a healthy savory breakfast muffins!! Yum 🙂
nipponnin
September 17, 2012 at 4:01 PMThe muffin sounds little bit spicy to me but it could be great companion to mellow flavor dish or green salad. Amazing photos! You’re so talented.
Deepa
September 17, 2012 at 7:10 PMSavory muffins are looking absolute healthy treat ! Beautiful props and as usual beautiful photos…
Lisa H.
September 17, 2012 at 10:20 PMGorgeous photos… I prefer savoury than sweet muffin… ‘Favourite’-ing this 😀
Nami | Just One Cookbook
September 17, 2012 at 10:29 PMSun-dried tomatoes are my favorite, yet I never had muffins that have them! Hmmm these are really nice breakfast, Kankana! And I love your butter knife… how beautiful!!
Kitchen Belleicious
September 18, 2012 at 5:25 AMyour title should have been healthy and delicious breakfast muffin! WOW, love the color of them. perfectly cooked with a touch of golden brown. I bet the sun-dried tomatoes are just amazing in the muffins!
dassana
September 19, 2012 at 11:27 AMi loved your pics. i agree it is always a wonderful feeling to start the day with something freshly baked.
Soma
September 24, 2012 at 6:20 PMHow beautiful! The relaxed mood just shows in the photos. and I could easily make a lunch out of these.