The Muffin Project - Cheese and Ham Muffin (Ost & Skinkmuffins)

I finally feel confident enough in my Swedish to buy a Swedish cookbook, and this book is all about muffins. I've decided I want to make all the muffins from this book because it has very unusual muffins recipes like broccoli and onions or asparagus muffins. The idea that muffin is not only a sweet product sits strange with some and I want to try to break that conception. And I think that's what defines my food blog - being able and willing to try new things from different cultures and keeping an open and excited mind on the possibility to know new ways of cooking and taste. O and if you are interested to vote for my entries on Project Food Blog, you can click here :)

And of course the fun thing when having such an experimental project this time round is I get to buy all sorts of new and healthier flour to use according to the recipes in this cookbook by Johan Åkerberg. I'm going to try the muffins as and when I have all the ingredients available and the first one is based on my Johan's two favorite ingredients - ham and cheese. Our verdict of this muffin is that while it is a bit dry, it's quite a healthy and filling muffin to have and one is sufficient to get you through lunch.

Jag känner mig äntligen säker i min svenska för att köpa ett svenskt kokbok, och den här boken handlar om muffins. Jag har bestämt mig jag vill göra alla muffins från den här boken eftersom det har mycket ovanlig muffins recept som broccoli och lök och sparris muffins. Tanken att muffin är inte bara en söt produkt är kanske konstigt med vissa och jag vill försöka bryta denna uppfattning. Och det roliga sak är att jag får köpa mer hälsosammare mjöl som man använda enligt recepten i denna kokbok av Johan Åkerberg. Den första är baserad på min Johans två favorit ingredienser - skinka och ost. Våra åsikt av denna muffin är att  det är lite torr men det är en ganska sund och fyllning muffin att ha och en är tillräcklig för att ta dig igenom lunch.

Ingredients (Makes 6-8)

3 dl wholemeal flour (fullkornsvetemjöl)

1 dl  graham flour  (grahamsmjöl)

1 dl rye flour (rågsikt)

2 teaspoons baking powder (bakpulver)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon chili powder (chilipulver)

100g cheese, grated (ost)

100g smoked ham, cut into strips (rökt skinka, strimlad)

2 egg (ägg)

2 1/4 dl milk (mjölk)

3/4 dl rapeseed oil (rapsolja)

Grated cheese for toppings (riven ost)

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
2. Sieve the flours into a large mixing bowl, together with the baking powder, salt and chili powder.
3. Add in the grated cheese and ham into the mixture.
4. In another bowl, mix the eggs, milk and oil together until well combined.
5. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and combine thoroughly.
6. Line the muffin pan with muffin cups, and add fill each to about 3/4 of the way, and top it up with some grated cheese.
   
   
   
   
   
7. Bake for about 20-30 minutes.