Bacon and Cheese Sourdough Muffins

Title:
Bacon and Cheese Sourdough Muffins

Yield:
12 Muffins

Categories:
Sourdough,
Muffins




Ingredients:





     4 sl Bacon


 1 1/2 c  All-purpose flour


     2 ts Baking powder


   1/4 ts Baking soda


   1/2 ts Salt


   1/4 c  Sugar


   1/2 c  Shredded cheddar cheese 2-oz


     1    Egg


   1/2 c  Sourdough starter


   2/3 c  Milk


   1/3 c  Vegetable oil or bacon


          - drippings






 In a skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Reserve bacon


 drippings, if desired.  Drain cooked bacon on paper towels. Crumble and set


 aside.  Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners; set aside. Preheat


 oven to 400~F.  In a large bowl, sitr together flour, baking powder, baking


 soda, salt and sugar. Stir in cheese; set aside. In a medium bowl, beat


 egg. Stir in sourdough starter, milk and oil or drippings. Add to flour


 mixture.  Stir with fork until dry ingredients are just moistened. Fold in


 crumbled bacon. Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 to 3/4 full with batter. Bake


 in preheated oven 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from


 muffin cups.  Serve hot.


 


 Great for breakfast with a glass of orange juice! These turned out


 absolutely WONDERFUL.  I would suggest greasing the muffin tins very well.


 The cheese tends to make them stick a little!


 


 Formatted to MM by SALlie Kratz.   From THE SOURDOUGH COOKBOOK by Rita


 Davenport.


 


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