I did in fact make them, last week. But only because a recipe for them, from a lovely reader arrived in my inbox! Thank you kind sir! Inspired, he gave the muffins a go, using a savoury muffin recipe from "The Good Taste Collection: Baking" by Anneka Manning. He vegetarianised (is that a word?) it and added the all important egg in the middle!
Inspired by my dear readers inspiration, the very next day I kicked myself up the bum (not easy) and gave it a go.
I changed the ingrediants around a bit because I didn't want to go to the supermarket. I added a zuccini for green and yum. Used veggo sausages instead of facon (you know what I mean - that smoky smelling cardboard that does actually tastes like bacon when fried in heaps of oil and chopped really small and covered with other things too). I wish I had chives as was suggested coz I just know they would work so I've included them in the recipe anyway. They took longer to cook for me than is originally suggested and I strongly suggest you line your muffin tin because I pretty much destryoed mine (the muffins not the tin) getting them out of there (hence the squished appearance in the photo!).
I love that instructions on how to boil an egg were included. For all my baking experience and prowess, I continually stuff up the simple egg boiling process. I'm so impatient I usually chuck eggs from the fridge into already boiling water which means they crack and *eurgh* leak every time. I never look at the clock and so the amount of time they have been in is a guessing game and its always pot luck if it is runny or hard. These instructions are completely new to me. If your happy with your egg boiling method, stick to it. But I have included these instructions, not because I think you're dumb, but because sometimes simple things actually are not.
I'd also like to try this with a more basic plain muffin recipe, though the grated potato does add that extra awesome hash brown breakfast element... Who knows, may be this can become a real breakfast thing for us? They are hearty, tasty and healthy (depending on how much cheese you sprinkle on top, heyhey!). Certainly one for the imaginary cafe that every one dreams of owning one day... I know I know, shut up and post the recipe already...here we go...
