Guest Blogger: Lisa, Brittany and Riley Make Pizza Muffins
One of the best things about Scarlett’s expanding social circle, now that she is at an age where she has “friends,” is the friends she brings into my life. Take Lisa. She is calm, always a great listener and is completely amused by my sarcastic humor (not everyone is). We can chat for hours about nothing and everything, and, on my most frazzled days, she’s always there to remind me that sweating the small stuff just ruins your blow out. Scarlett love her girls: Brittany, 5, and Riley, 2. She adores that big girl Brittany considers her important enough to hang out with and loves to care for the always sweet Riley. As friendships go, Scarlett and I hit the jackpot.
A nice common denominator between Lisa and I is the fact we both love creative projects. Lisa is a small business owner who crafts beautiful, handmade stationary (check out her work at pinkycreations.etsy.com) and, well, you know the stuff I do, so it was easy to twist her arm into making a special lunch. I thought her pizza muffins (a recipe she found in Canadian Living) were a great alternative to the traditional sandwich. “The muffins themselves are so healthy and hearty. If you pair them with some fruit and veggies, they’re an easy noon-time meal,”says Lisa. If you ask me, that kind of help only comes from a good friend.
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoons each salt
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup tiny cubes of old orange cheddar
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 cup finely chopped red or green sweet pepper (optional)
- 1/4 cup pizza sauce
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
Method
Preheat oven to 400ºF and place paper liners in muffin tins.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, basil and baking soda until combined.
Stir in cheddar cubes.
In a medium bowl, whisk yogurt, eggs and butter until smooth.
Stir in flour mix until well combined; add in sweet pepper (batter will be very thick).
Spoon batter into muffin cups, dividing evenly.
Spoon 1 tsp pizza sauce over top of each muffin; and then sprinkle with shredded mozzarella.
Bake about 20 minutes, until golden and a toothpick inserted in centre of a muffin comes out clean. Let muffins cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing, then cool on a wire rack.
This was, according to Lisa, the girls favorite part: mixing. Can you blame them? Getting messy is so much fun.
A fan of SPC, Lisa reads religously. She’s also the first to remind me that real moms need meals they can whip up in a pinch. So it was no wonder these muffins made the cut with her: “I love that this recipe uses items you would have in your pantry. It’s easy for the kids to get involved and has no bake time. Even a “no-baker” can pull this off.”
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7 Comments
Pinky Creations
October 01, 11:40These are fantastic pizza muffins! The girls love them!
Thanks for letting me share this recipe with everyone.
Ceri
October 01, 11:55Thanks for the post, Lisa, it's so great! I'm glad you and the girls had fun doing it. Come back any time!
Yui
May 10, 02:00Thanks for the recipe. When look at how this food called I was thinking that this food really need a pizza dough lol! But it’s great anyway. I have made this kind of savory cake and I really love it. I add carrots, broccoli, and sausage or beef into it and it is the best snack ever. However I didn’t have mozzarella cheese on top. So next time I will have two projects; trying your recipe, and mine with mozzarella cheese on top. Thanks for the recipe.
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Reenu
November 23, 17:15Recipe says 1 teaspoon each salt. Is it 1 teaspoon for each muffin
Alita
January 11, 10:07How many muffins does this make and what is a serving size? Looking forward to trying them! Thanks!
Laura
January 15, 10:45Hi, Sorry we didn’t have quantities on the recipe. It’s an older post from when we first launched the site. We’re working on updated all recipes with yields as well as prep times and cook times. Thank you for your patience. THis muffin recipe yields 12 muffins using a standard size muffin tin. Hope this is helpful and thank you so much for visiting the site. Best, Laura
cw
December 11, 09:07my sister made these a year ago and I’ve been wanting to try them ever since!!!! I’m very big into making double batches and then freezing half…. do you think that would work with these pizza muffins?