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Soft Cheese Muffins

Cheese muffins are savory little cakes with a gooey, flavorful center: a great idea for a tasty vegetarian appetizer.
Recipe Soft Cheese Muffins
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 10 minutes
  • Cooking 25 minutes
  • Servings for 6 muffins

Soft Cheese Muffins are a tasty Warm Appetizer, ideal to pull out of the oven when you want to serve pre-dinner drinks with something a little different from usual.

The Cheese Muffin Recipe is really simple: it takes only about ten minutes to prepare and dirties just one bowl. All you have to do is mix all the ingredients in it to get a smooth, even batter, divide it into the muffin pan, and in less than half an hour in the oven these gooey Savory Muffins will be ready to enjoy.

What makes this recipe so practical is that these Cheese Muffins can be customized however you like, by adding other ingredients or by making several variations from one basic batter to please everyone.

Perfect for filling out a buffet with minimal effort, Soft Savory Muffins are also a smart idea for a quick, tasty family dinner that lets you use up leftover cheeses or cured meats in the fridge. We’re sure the kids will love them.

If you’d like to try more tasty Savory Muffin Recipes, we recommend the Savory Spinach and Feta Muffins, the Savory Pumpkin Muffins, and the Pizza Muffins. If instead you’re looking for more appealing Appetizer Ideas, browse our collections of Must-Try Recipes for Drinks with Friends and Best Vegetarian Appetizer Recipes.

Now let’s put on our aprons and preheat the oven: today we’re making these fragrant, gooey Soft Cheese Muffins together.

Ingredients for 6 muffins

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Method

  1. To make the soft cheese muffins, take a large bowl and start by beating the eggs with the salt. Add the liquids (oil and milk) and the grated Parmigiano, and keep stirring. Then add the dry ingredients (flour, instant leavening, and potato starch) a little at a time, stirring well to prevent lumps. Finally, add the diced Emmental.
  2. When the batter is smooth and even, divide it among the cups of a muffin pan lined with paper liners. Bake the soft cheese muffins in a preheated conventional oven at 180 °C (350 °F) for 20 to 25 minutes. When they are nicely golden, take them out of the oven and let them cool slightly before serving. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Variations and Alternatives

If you like, you can enrich the Soft Cheese Muffins recipe by adding cured meats such as cooked ham, salami, pancetta, or speck to the batter, or by changing the cheeses and adding gorgonzola or smoked provola. Vegetables such as zucchini, carrots, or bell peppers also work well, but in that case squeeze the grated vegetables very well so the batter doesn’t get too wet.

Tips

To make sure your Soft Cheese Muffins are fully baked, you can do the Toothpick Test, but only in the last 5 minutes of the recommended baking time, so you don’t spoil the rise.

Storage

Soft Cheese Muffins keep at room temperature in a food storage bag or an airtight container for 2 to 3 days.

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