Muffins...with a kick.

Here’s an easy muffin recipe. You can be creative and add whatever tickles your taste buds really. I added cheese, chili flakes for the kick, chives for a bit of freshness and chutney to sweeten the deal!

You will need:

400 g flour

20 ml baking powder

2 ml salt

200 g (375 ml) Cheddar cheese, coarsely grated

100 g butter

300 ml milk

4 large eggs

40 ml chutney

A handful of chopped chives

2 Tbs chili flakes

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Sift the dry ingredients together (including any dry ingredients you choose to add) and add the cheese.

Melt the butter and mix with the chutney (or other “wet” ingredients you like to add), allow to cool slightly then combine with the milk and eggs.

Add to the dry ingredients.

Fold gently with a wooden spoon - do not over-mix. The mixture should look lumpy.

Spoon into greased muffin pans, sprinkle with more cheese. 

Bake for 20 - 25 minutes.

Turn onto a cooling rack to cool slightly.

Eat warm or at room temperature.

Easy as that!