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Recipe: Bacon and Cheese Breakfast Muffins with a Kick

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword breakfast, muffins
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 12

Equipment

  • muffin tin

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 8 bacon strips cooked and crumbled (use kitchen shears to easily chop bacon)
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Zatarain's Creole Seasoning

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, beat the egg, milk and oil together.  Stir in the bacon crumbles and shredded cheddar cheese.
  • Add the dry ingredients, stirring as you go, incorporating just until blended.
  • Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes until cooked all the way through. Cool for 5 minutes and remove from the muffin pan, placing on a wire rack to cool. Best served when warm.

Notes

(recipe adapted from Taste of Home)