Rosemary Muffins with Ham & Cheese - A Delish Experiment

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Hello Steemit Friends!

The basic ingredients of the dough is actually sweet...but, I was experimenting on baking a salty one and added a bit of ham, cheese and rosemary. So instead of the sugar, I added salt and some cranberries. The result was delish! If you like, you can use smaller paper forms and serve these as appetizers....good for parties or simply a get-together event.

Rosemary Muffins with Ham and Walnuts

Ingredients

fresh rosemary ( or 1 tsp of chopped & dried rosemary)
2 slices of ham, cut into strips
40 g walnuts coarsely chopped
125 ml olive OIL
1 garlic clove
250 g flour
2 tsps baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 large egg
250 ml buttermilk
frshly ground pepper
100 g parmesan or grana padano cheese, freshly grated
125 g of dried cranberry
rosemary to garnish

Preparation:

Serves 4 big muffins

Preheat the oven at 175°C/ 347°F ... brush the muffin tray with butter or margarine or you can use paperforms to line the muffin tray.

1... Pluck the rosemary needles from it´s twig and chop these coarsely with the walnuts. Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan and briefly roast the rosemary and walnuts adding the clove of crushed garlic.

2... Mix the flour with baking powder and salt, set aside.....

Whisk the eggs in another container, add the remaining olive oil and the buttermilk, season with ground pepper.
Add this mixture to the flour stirring constantly to make a smooth batter...then add the rosemary, walnut, parmesan and cranberrys rapidly among the dough work.

3... Fill each paper case with 3/4 batter and garnish the top with a thin slice of ham. Bake on the middle rack 25-30 minutes.

4... Take muffins out of the oven and let cool on a wire rack. This can be served hot or cold.