Spinach & Feta Muffins
Full Cream AmasiFetaGouda and Cheddar - Vacuum Sealed freshnessHoney
Recipe Information
12
serves:
15 mins
prep time:
20 mins
cook time:
easy
difficulty:
Ingredients:
For the Muffins:
- 500 ml cake flour
- 15 ml baking powder
- 15 ml sugar
- 10 ml garlic and herb seasoning
- 150 ml First Choice Feta Cheese, crumbled
- 250 ml First Choice Cheddar Cheese, grated
- 200 g spinach, cooked & drained (200g uncooked spinach)
- 2 eggs
- 125 ml First Choice Olive Oil
- 250 ml First Choice Amasi
For the Tzatziki:
- 1 small cucumber, peeled and seeded
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- zest and juice of 1 lime or small lemon
- 200 ml First Choice Double Cream Plain yoghurt
- 30 ml First Choice Olive Oil
- 30 ml mint (or half mint and half coriander), chopped
- salt and pepper for seasoning
Preparation method:
For the Muffins:
- Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Grease a muffin pan (you can line it with paper cups if you prefer).
- Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar and seasoning together in a mixing bowl.
- Add the First Choice Feta and First Choice Cheddar Cheese. Mix well into the dry ingredients and add the spinach.
- In a separate bowl, mix the eggs, First Choice Olive Oil and First Choice Amasi together.
- Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix very lightly using a metal spoon.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pan.
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes.
- Serve with butter and tzatziki for extra deliciousness.
For the Tzatziki:
- Grate the cucumber and mix it with 5 ml salt. Place it in a sieve over a bowl to drain for 10 minutes or longer. Press with a spoon to squeeze out any liquid
- Mix the drained cucumber with the rest of the ingredients and serve.
- You can also make it the day before and store it in the fridge.