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Air Fryer Breakfast Muffins Recipe

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  • Author: Amina
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 8 muffins

Description

These Air Fryer Breakfast Muffins are a delicious and convenient way to start your day. Made with a wholesome blend of wholemeal and plain flour, mature cheddar cheese, crispy smoked bacon, fresh tomato, and red onion, they are fluffy, savory, and perfectly golden. Quick to prepare and cooked effortlessly in the air fryer, these muffins are perfect for busy mornings or as a savory snack.

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

  • 150 ml whole milk
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 40 g olive oil
  • 1 medium free range egg

Dry Ingredients

  • 60 g plain white flour
  • 125 g wholemeal plain flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt and pepper

Fillings

  • 100 g mature cheddar cheese (grated)
  • 1 salad tomato (deseeded and diced)
  • 4 streaky smoked bacon rashers (cooked until crispy)
  • 1/4 red onion (finely diced)

Instructions

  1. Prepare muffin tins: Grease or spray your muffin tins with oil to prevent sticking.
  2. Make buttermilk: In a bowl, whisk together the milk and lemon juice and let it sit for 5 minutes to curdle slightly, creating a buttermilk substitute.
  3. Mix wet ingredients: Add the olive oil and egg into the milk mixture and whisk thoroughly until well combined.
  4. Combine dry ingredients: Sift the plain white flour, wholemeal flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt and pepper directly into the bowl. If there’s any bran left in the sieve, add that in too. Mix everything together gently.
  5. Add fillings: Stir in the grated mature cheddar cheese, diced tomato, crispy bacon pieces, and finely diced red onion until evenly distributed in the batter.
  6. Fill muffin trays: Divide the batter equally between two 4-hole muffin trays. Fill each hole generously as the muffins will rise without spreading.
  7. Preheat air fryer: Preheat your air fryer, typically for about 4 minutes at 205°C, or follow your manufacturer’s instructions.
  8. Cook muffins: Place the first muffin tray in the air fryer basket. Set the temperature to 170°C and cook the muffins for 20 minutes until they have risen beautifully and are golden on top.
  9. Cool and serve: Remove the muffin tray from the air fryer and let the muffins cool for a few minutes in the tray on a wire rack. Then gently remove the muffins and place them directly on the wire rack to cool further. Enjoy warm or cold.

Notes

  • You can substitute the wholemeal flour with all-purpose flour if preferred.
  • For a vegetarian version, omit the bacon or replace it with smoked vegetarian bacon.
  • Ensure the bacon is cooked until crispy before adding to prevent moisture in the batter.
  • These muffins can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 1 month.
  • If your air fryer has a smaller basket, you may need to cook the muffins in batches.
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Air Frying
  • Cuisine: British

Find it online: https://aminabakes.com/air-fryer-breakfast-muffins-recipe/