Cheese Muffins with Leek

Ingredients

• 1 stalk leek
• 150 g quark
• 60 ml milk
• 1 egg
• Salt
• Pepper (freshly ground)
• 200 g grated Emmental cheese
• 200 g Flour
• 2 tsp Baking powder
• 0.5 tsp Baking soda

Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat the oven to 180°C fan-forced. Wash, clean and dice the leek into small cubes. In a bowl whisk together the quark, milk, egg, salt, pepper and half of the cheese.

2. 2.

   In another bowl mix the flour with the baking powder and baking soda, then combine with the quark mixture and leeks until the dry ingredients are moistened.

3. 3.

   Fill the muffin tin, sprinkle with the remaining cheese and bake in the oven for about 30 minutes until golden brown. Let the muffins cool slightly in the pan before removing them and allowing them to finish cooling.