Best Bacon And Cheddar Muffins Recipes

SAVORY BACON, CHEDDAR AND SCALLION MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Generously grease a 12-cup muffin pan or a giant 6-cup muffin pan with butter.
• Cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Heat the 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the scallions and cook until slightly wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Whisk the egg, broth, milk, olive oil, sugar, mustard and salt in a large bowl. Gently stir in the flour and baking powder until evenly combined.
• Fold in the cheese, cooked scallions and cooked bacon.
• Divide the mixture among the muffin cups and bake until the muffins puff up, are golden around the edges and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes for a 12-cup muffin pan or 25 to 27 minutes for a giant 6-cup muffin pan.
• Let the muffins cool 5 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a wire a rack before serving.

CORN MUFFINS WITH BACON BITS AND CHEDDAR CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to muffin mix package directions.
• Drizzle a little extra-virgin olive oil into a small skillet and place over medium-high heat. Add bacon to hot pan and crisp, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from pan and drain on a paper towel. Set aside.
• Prepare the muffin mix and muffin tin to package directions. Stir in paprika, chives, chopped cheese and crisp bacon bits. Fill muffin tins and bake until golden brown.

BACON AND CHEDDAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• Line 12 medium 2-1/2x1-1/4 muffin cups with paper baking cups. Mix all ingredients, except cheese and bacon, just until moistened (batter will be lumpy). Fold in cheese and bacon. Divide batter among muffin cups. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes, in preheated 400* oven; cook 15 minutes.

IRISH CHEDDAR, BACON AND POTATO MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners. Prick the potato all over with a fork. Wrap in a damp paper towel and microwave until just cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes, turning the potato after 2 minutes. When cool enough to handle, peel off the skin and grate the potato on the large holes of a box grater. Season with 2 pinches each salt and pepper and gently toss.
• Cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate. Reserve 1 tablespoon bacon drippings.
• Whisk the flour, sugar, baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl; make a well in the center. Whisk the buttermilk, melted butter, egg and reserved 1 tablespoon bacon drippings in a medium bowl; pour into the well in the flour mixture and stir until just combined. Gently fold in the grated potato, bacon, cheese and chives.
• Divide the batter among the muffin cups, filling them all the way to the top. Bake until the muffins are lightly golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 22 to 25 minutes. Let the muffins cool 5 minutes in the pan, then remove to a rack to cool completely.

BACON AND CHEDDAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F
• Combine flours, baking soda and baking powder in large bowl. Make well in center of dry ingredients.
• Whisk egg, buttermilk and butter in separate bowl until blended. Add bacon, cheese and vegetables; mix well. Add to well in center of dry ingredients; stir just until moistened.
• Spoon batter into 12 paper-lined muffin cups. (Cups will be very full.)
• Bake 20 to 22 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.

CHEDDAR BACON AND GREEN ONION MUFFINS

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Grease 12 muffins tins or line with pappers.
• Cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp; drain and let cool, then crumble into small pieces (this can be done well in advance or even a day ahead).
• In a small bowl combine 2-3 tablespoons crumbled bacon and about 2-3 tablespoons cheddar cheese; set aside.
• In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and pepper.
• Stir in the remaining cheddar cheese and crumbled bacon; mix to combine.
• Whisk together, milk, oil, sour cream and eggs, then add/mix in green onions.
• Pour over the dry ingredients; stir JUST until moistened.
• Spoon into prepared muffin tins.
• Sprinkle with reserved bacon/cheese mixture on top of the batter.
• Bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until golden.

CORN MUFFINS WITH BACON AND CHEDDAR (AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN)

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to the middle position and preheat oven to 400°.
• Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Fry the bacon in a small skillet over med-high heat until crisp, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the scallions, salt, and pepper; cook until the scallions are heated through, about 1 minute.
• Transfer the mixture to a paper-towel lined plate; let cool.
• In a bowl, whisk the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
• In another bowl, whisk the sour cream, milk, sugar, melted butter, and eggs together until combined.
• Gently fold the sour cream mixture into the flour mixture with a rubber spatula until just combined (do not overmix).
• Gently fold in the bacon mixture and 1 1/2 cups of cheddar cheese.
• Using a greased 1/3 cup measure, portion the batter into each muffin cup.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup cheddar over the tops of the muffins.
• Bake until golden brown and a pick comes out with just a few crumbs attached, 15-20 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the baking.
• Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, the turn out onto a wire rack and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

RED ONION, CHEDDAR AND BACON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/400F/gas mark 6 and line a muffin tin with 12 paper cases.
• Warm the oil over a medium heat and fry the bacon in it until just crisp.
• Lift the bacon from the pan with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.
• In the same fat, saute the onion until just softened, about 5 minutes, then set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt.
• In a jug whisk the eggs, butter and buttermilk.
• Stir them into the flour mixture with a spatula until just combined then fold in the cooled bacon, onion, chives (if using) and two-thirds of the cheese until just evenly distributed.
• Spoon or scoop the mixture into the muffin tin, sprinkle on the rest of the cheese and bake for about 18 minutes until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted into the centre of a muffin comes out clean.