Leek Muffins

Ingredients

• 250 g flour
• Salt
• Pepper (freshly ground)
• 150 g leeks (thinly sliced)
• 80 g grated cheese (e.g., Gruyère)
• 2 tsp Baking powder
• 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 egg
• 50 ml vegetable oil
• 4 tbsp heavy cream
• 300 g buttermilk
• 12 tsp grated cheese (e.g., Gruyère)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Mix flour with salt, pepper, leeks, cheese, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda.

2. 2.

   Lightly whisk the egg in a large bowl. Add vegetable oil, heavy cream and buttermilk, then stir well. Pour the dry mixture into the wet batter, stirring only until the dry ingredients are moistened.

3. 3.

   Fill the greased muffin tin cavities with the batter. Sprinkle 1 tsp grated cheese on each muffin and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 20–25 minutes. Let the muffins rest in the pan for another 5 minutes before removing them from the molds and serving warm.