Baconeese Corn Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 100 g smoked streaky bacon, roughly chopped
• 50 g butter
• 300 g plain flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 25 g cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 120 g cheddar cheese, finely diced
• 1 egg, beaten
• 300 ml milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 200 degrees centigrade.
• 2 line a muffin tin with paper cases.
• 3 cook the bacon in a non-stick fry pan for 3-4 minutes until golden.
• 4 drain on kitchen paper.
• 5 add the butter to the ban, remove from the heat and leave to melt.
• 6 sift the flower and baking powder into a large bowl and stir in the cornmeal, sugar, salt, cooked bacon and three quarters of the cheese.
• 7 crack the egg into a seperate bowl and whisk in the egg and melted butter.
• 8 stir the liquid into the dry ingredients, taking care not to over mix.
• 9 divide the mixture between the paper cases, scatter over the reserved cheese and bake for 20 minutesor so until well risen and just firm.
• 10 transfer to a wire rack, and allow to cool slightly-if you can wait, that is.