Hawaiian Pizza Muffins
Hawaiian Pizza Muffins
These muffins were given a rigorous taste-testing from inspectors 11, 12 and 13. In other words, Scarlett and her two best buds, Sam and Caroline (some mighty harsh food critics), wouldn’t give these muffins the after-school A-okay until they reached the perfect balance of pizza taste vs. pillowy satisfaction. —Laura Keogh, author of The School Year Survival Cookbook
Prep Time
20
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Servings
12
Total time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cup spelt flour
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup diced ham
- 3/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese, plus more for topping
- 1/4 cup diced pineapple
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
- 1/4 cup pizza sauce
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, oregano, garlic powder and salt. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, then whisk in the milk and oil until smooth. Add the flour mixture and stir just until well combined. Stir in the ham, cheese, pineapple and basil.
- Spoon the batter evenly into the muffin liners.
- Spoon 1 tsp (5 ml) pizza sauce over each muffin, and then sprinkle with additional mozzarella. Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean. Turn out onto a rack to cool. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container or bag for up to one week.
- Recipe excerpted with permission from The School Year Survival Cookbook by Laura Keogh and Ceri Marsh (Random House, 2017)