Bacon and tomato muffins recipe

Name: Bacon and tomato muffins
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: 100ml sunflower or vegetable oil, plus 1 tbsp for greasing; 250g self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 150g grated cheese; 2 eggs, beaten; 250ml semi-skimmed milk (or whole milk); 200g cherry tomatoes, halved; 200g smoked bacon, cut into small pieces and fried until crispy

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

This savoury bake is the best way to use up any bacon and tomatoes in your fridge. Make these vegetarian by replacing the bacon with sweetcorn!

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Makes 12
10 mins to prepare and 25 mins to cook
269 calories / serving

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Tesco Pure Vegetable Oil 1L
Aldi Price Match
100ml sunflower or vegetable oil, plus 1 tbsp for greasing
£1.45
£1.45/litre
Stockwell & Co. Self Raising Flour 1.5Kg
Aldi Price Match
250g self-raising flour
£0.70
£0.47/kg
Stockwell & Co. Baking Powder 150G
Aldi Price Match
1 tsp baking powder
£0.57
£3.80/kg
Eatlean Grated Cheese 180g
150g grated cheese
£2.50
£13.89/kg
Tesco British Barn Eggs 10 Pack
2 eggs, beaten
£1.70
£0.17/each
Creamfields Semi Skimmed UHT Milk 1L
Aldi Price Match
250ml semi-skimmed milk (or whole milk)
£0.65
£0.65/litre
Nightingale Farms Cherry Tomatoes 250G
200g cherry tomatoes, halved
£0.62
£2.48/kg
Tesco Smoked Thick Cut Back Bacon 300G
200g smoked bacon, cut into small pieces and fried until crispy
£1.65
£5.50/kg

Method

Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200˚C, fan 180˚C.
Brush the inside of a 12-hole muffin tin well with 1 tbsp oil.
Mix the flour, baking powder and cheese in a bowl.
Mix all the wet ingredients in a bowl or jug and stir until well mixed.
Pour the wet mixture into the dry and mix until totally combined. Don't overmix, but do check that there’s no flour pockets left.
Stir in the cherry tomatoes and bacon.
Scoop into the 12 muffin holes and bake for 20-25 mins or until golden brown.