Weekday Ham & Cheese Muffins

Name: Weekday Ham & Cheese Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 cup plain yogurt; 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 1/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese; 1/2 cup chopped cooked ham (I used country ham); 1 teaspoon dried basil

Submitted by Kay D.

"This recipe came from a Stonyfield Farm Yogurt cookbook. The yogurt makes 'em moist, the ham and cheese makes 'em awesome. I've made these twice in the last week, my husband likes them so much. Prep time does not include time needed to cook ham if you use the country ham such as I did."

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photo by Samantha P.

Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 12

ingredients

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
¹⁄₄ cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons baking soda
1 cup plain yogurt
¹⁄₂ cup butter, melted and cooled
2 eggs, beaten
1 ¹⁄₄ cups shredded cheddar cheese
¹⁄₂ cup chopped cooked ham (I used country ham)
1 teaspoon dried basil

directions

Heat the oven to 400°F In a bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda.
In a separate bowl, mix the yogurt, cooled butter and eggs.
Add the yogurt mixture to the flour mixture and mix just until combined.
Fold in the ham, cheese and basil.
Spoon into greased muffin cups and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, remembering to check after the first 15 minutes are up.

Questions & Replies

Can these sit out for any amount of time? I'd like to make these for a gathering where refrigeration is not an option, and I will not be present to oversee.

Gail F.

Reviews

Had a craving for ham and cheese muffins this week and found this recipe.. I used Tex Mex cheese instead of cheddar, and it gave them a nice bite. Turned out great! The yogurt made them turm out very moist, yet dense enough to eat as breakfast. Great recipe!

Mommy Lala
BF said I outdid myself with these. I would definately suggest doubling the ham, I did and would add even a bit more next time. I'll also cut back on the sugar a tad. But these went together quickly (I diced the ham and cheese, and mixed the dry ingredients last night. This morning I just threw everything together and into the oven) The mix is very thick but they fluff up nicely and make big, moist muffins. Great "to go" food! Thanks for sharing this!

Nikoma
This was a good recipe, but I would make a few modifications. I would use more ham next time (probably 1+ cup). I also used sour cream, instead of yogurt (which turned out good as well). Another modification that I would do is add a little milk (my batter was much too thick as written). The last modification that I would do is sift all the dry ingredients to make the muffins puff up (I sifted mine and they were very fluffy). All said an done, this was a good recipe, but it needed some on-the-spot modifications. Thank you for posting.

nurseryboy
I really liked these! Made them for breakfast sunday morning. I think next time will decrease the sugar just a bit but served with yellow mustard and will probably make again:) Thanks!

Ang11002
This was a great recipe! The muffins came out great. There are only a couple of adjustments I would make:<br/><br/>- I would use less sugar - maybe just a couple of tablespoons<br/>- I omitted the basil - they tasted great without it<br/>- I baked them for 15 minutes only

Samantha P.