PIZZA MUFFINS

The quickest and easiest pizza to make. Even the kids can do it. You may try some funny faces for kids parties like clowns, monsters, pirates, etc. Cheesy and delicious veggi  pizza in muffin form. Just try this pizza puffs whether  it is mid week or want to make the weekend special. I saw once this pizza muffins while searching something on internet. I liked the innovative idea to make them and hide the veggies inside it. So I am very eager to try them and after trying them I am so happy because they comes out so well and taste is also awesome. Serve your children with their favourite cheesy pizza with loads of veggies and make them and yourself happy. And why only kids, even adults also love them.

These are addictive with every bite having a profound oregano and cheesy flavour. Not too cheesy tough- just right. To us black olives resonate with pizza and hence have added to this as well. Adding fresh mozzarella is really a game changer if you ask me. It’s like bite sized pizza and for some reasons that’s seems like an awesome gift to my galz!!!

Basically, my younger daughter is not much fond of veggies and I want a healthy, savory muffins that is perfect for afternoon cravings. You can feel somehow good about yourself because they are half whole wheat and sugar free. Yet packed with flavours of dry herbs, oregano and pizza sauce  and they are so easy to grab. 

INGREDIENTS:

2 Cups of All Purpose Flour [you can take  whole wheat and all purpose flour in 50:50 proportion]

2 Tablespoon Sugar

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

½ teaspoon Baking Soda

1 teaspoon Dried Herbs

1 teaspoon Oregano

1 teaspoon Sea Salt

1 Cup Cheddar Cheese [I used here Amul Cheese Cubes]

¼  Cup Milk [as required]

4 Egg whites

¼ Cup Butter at Room temperature

½ Cup Finely Chopped Veggies [ I used red, green bell peppers, sweet corns and black olives]

¼ Cup Pizza Sauce

½ Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

METHOD:

STEP1 – Preheat the oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes.

STEP 2 – In a large bowl, mix all purpose flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and oregano .

STEP 3 – Stir in cheddar cheese [amul cheese cubes cut in small cubes].

STEP 4 – In another bowl, whisk together yogurt, eggs and butter until smooth.

STEP 5 – Add this butter mixture to the flour mixture and combine well.

Make sure that no lumps are there and no dry spots visible.

STEP 6 – Now time to add veggies in it. Add them and give a nice stir and mix well.

STEP 7 – If the batter looks very thick then add milk and make it like pouring consistency.

STEP 8 – Now grease the muffin moulds with clarified butter

and spoon the batter into the muffin moulds dividing equal.

STEP 9 – Spoon 1 teaspoon pizza sauce on the top of each muffin.

STEP 10 – Then add few chopped veggies  on the top.

STEP 11 – Sprinkle each of them with some mozzarella cheese.

STEP 12 – After that add little dry herbs and make them ready for baking.

STEP 13 – Bake them for 20 minutes on 200 degrees

or until golden brown or inserted toothpick in the center of one muffins comes out clean.

STEP 14 – Keep them in the oven for next 5 minutes to cool.

STEP 15 – Remove from the oven

and let them cool completely on a wire rack for another 5 minutes before serving. Pizza muffins are ready to serve.

 

Serve this yummy, flavoured pizza muffins immediately to your family and friends and enjoy. Serve it with whatever you would serve with pizza.

I can say that they are perfect as they are, but some chilli sauce would work well.

NOTE: You can freeze these muffins in an airtight container for up to 1 month, defrost at room temperature and use.

Veggies can be added as per your choice.

Sweet corn karnels are boiled for 10 minutes in slat water and then used.

You can use wheat and all purpose flours in 50:50 proportion.

Use milk only for making the pouring consistency of batter.

SUBSTITUES FOR EGGS: The below mentioned proportions are for 1 egg, so increase its percentage according to the number of eggs in your recipe. Hope this helps you :

*Combine- 1 tablespoon flax seeds with 3 tablespoon warm  water and let sit until thickened. This also works as a binding agent.

*Combine- 1/2  teaspoon water, 1/2  teaspoon oil and 1 teaspoon baking powder.

*Combine- ½ teaspoon baking powder, 2 tablespoon flour, 1 teaspoon oil and 2 tablespoon water.

*Half of the mashed ripe banana works great to replace eggs as it has the binding qualities. Don’t use overripe banana.    

*Apple cider vinegar is combined with baking soda, it cause dough to rise. Simply mix 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar with 1 tablespoon baking soda and use it.
* 1/4 Cup of yogurt. 
* 1/4 Cup of vegetable oil. Be aware if the recipe already calls for vegetable oilo because adding even more can again contribute to an oily taste.

Source: Bread Beckers, Real food for Good Health- Egg Substitues
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