Tomato Basil Muffins - Recipe

These muffins are reminiscent of Nonna's home made spaghetti sauce. With a warm rich flavor they match well with pasta in a red sauce or meatloaf. They're also a lovely compliment to roasted red pepper and tomato soup.

For the muffins:
2 tbsp. chopped FRESH basil
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp. baking powder
pinch of salt
4 lightly beaten eggs
1/2 cup olive oil
10 3/4 oz. can condensed tomato soup
3 tbsp. sun-dried tomatoes

Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease a 12 cup muffin pan with butter and flour. In a medium bowl, mix the basil, flour, baking powder, and salt with a spoon. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, olive oil, soup, and sun-dried tomatoes with an electric mixer until well combined. Mix the flour mixture into the soup mixture until just combined. Spoon about 1/4 cup of batter into each well of the muffin pan. Bake for 18-22 minutes. Remove pan from the oven and cool for 10 minutes. Remove muffins from the pan and serve warm.

Makes approximately 12 muffins

Tomato Basil Muffins - Recipe

3 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 tsp. baking powder
pinch salt
4 tbsp. confectioners/icing sugar
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 lightly beaten egg
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
1 cup grape/cherry tomatoes, chopped3 tbsp. chopped sun-dried tomatoes
2 tbsp. freshly chopped basil
1. Preheat the oven to 400F. In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar with a spoon. In a large bowl, beat the butter, egg, and buttermilk with an electric mixer on low-medium speed for 1 minute. Add the flour mixture to the buttermilk mixture, stirring with a whisk until nearly combined. Stir in the basil and tomatoes until well combined.  Spoon about 1/4 cup of batter into each well of a muffin tin lined with baking cups. Sprinkle the top of each muffin with some parmesan, if desired.  Bake for 18-22 minutes. Remove pan from the oven and cool for  minutes. Remove muffins from the pan and cool on a wire rack for an additional 25 minutes.

Makes approximately 12 muffins



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