{"id":35493,"date":"2020-09-25T03:40:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T10:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?p=35493"},"modified":"2020-09-23T10:30:47","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T17:30:47","slug":"making-savoury-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2020\/09\/25\/making-savoury-muffins\/","title":{"rendered":"Making savoury muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scott Hocker\u2019s Chicken Pot Pie Cornbread Muffins. The recipe can easily be made kosher. (\u00a9 Scott Hocker)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It was really a hot summer, and I was trying to think of creative ways to make and serve food. I took the idea of making savoury items in my muffin tins from the online Food & Wine magazine, koshering some of the recipes they have posted. These hand-size meals should delight children and adults alike, though it may take more than one portion to sate the older crowd.<\/p>\n

The word muffin is first found in print in 1703, possibly from the German word muffen<\/em>, meaning small cake. It may also have originated in a British magazine in 1851. In 10th- or 11th-century Wales, however, there existed an English muffin made with yeast and cooked on a griddle. American-style muffins in individual molds are from the 18th century. It is uncertain which came first, the cupcake cups or muffin pans. Regardless, here are some recipes to try out.<\/p>\n

CHICKEN POT PIE CORNBREAD MUFFINS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The original recipe was created by Scott Hocker, editor-in-chief of liquor.com, a writer, editor, recipe developer and cookbook author, and his recipe can be found at foodandwine.com\/recipes\/chicken-pot-pie-cornbread-muffins<\/a>. Both his and the kosher recipe serve six.<\/em><\/p>\n

3\/4 cup cornmeal
\n<\/strong>1\/4 cup flour
\n<\/strong>salt to taste
\n<\/strong>1\/4 tsp baking powder
\n<\/strong>1\/4 tsp baking soda
\n<\/strong>1 egg
\n<\/strong>3\/4 cup non-dairy creamer or pareve milk
\n<\/strong>***
\n1 tbsp olive oil
\n<\/strong>1\/2 chopped onion or green onions or shallot
\n<\/strong>1 finely chopped clove garlic
\n<\/strong>1\/2 carrot cut into chunks
\n<\/strong>salt and pepper to taste
\n<\/strong>1 1\/2 tsp flour
\n<\/strong>3\/8 cup chicken soup
\n<\/strong>1\/4 cup shredded cooked chicken<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease six muffin tins.<\/li>\n
  2. Stir together in a bowl cornmeal, flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.<\/li>\n
  3. Whisk in egg and liquid. Fill greased muffin tins two-thirds full with batter.<\/li>\n
  4. Heat oil in a frying pan and stir in onion, garlic, carrots, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, eight to 10 minutes. Stir in flour and cook two minutes.<\/li>\n
  5. Add soup and bring to a boil then add chicken.<\/li>\n
  6. Place one to two tablespoons filling on top of each batter-filled muffin tin. Bake for 25 minutes or until muffins are golden around the edges.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u201cHOGS\u201d IN A BLANKE<\/strong>T<\/p>\n

    This is a kosher adaptation of a recipe by Grace Parisi, who grew up in a family of cooks and is a cookbook author who headed several test kitchens. The original recipe can be found at foodandwine.com\/recipes\/hogs-in-blanket<\/a>. Both recipes make 18 hors d\u2019oeuvres.<\/em><\/p>\n

    3 1\/3 ounces pareve puff pastry cut into 2 5-inch squares
    \n<\/strong>1 egg yolk mixed with 1 tbsp water
    \n<\/strong>2 3-ounce beef hot dogs or sausages
    \n<\/strong>1\/8 cup chutney
    \n<\/strong>1 tbsp whole grain mustard<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F.<\/li>\n
    2. Arrange puff pastry squares on a work surface and brush with egg wash.<\/li>\n
    3. Place sausages or hot dogs on bottom edges and roll up pastry, pressing edges to seal. Freeze for 10 minutes or until firm.<\/li>\n
    4. Cut logs into half-inch slices and place cut side up in mini-muffin pans. Bake for 25 minutes until golden and sizzling. Cool on a paper towel-lined rack.<\/li>\n
    5. Pulse chutney and mustard in food processor until chutney is chopped. Spoon a dollop on each slice and serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      \"photo<\/a>
      Kate Winslow\u2019s Muffin Cup Macaroni and Cheese. (\u00a9 Kate Winslow)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

      MUFFIN CUP MACARONI AND CHEESE<\/strong><\/p>\n

      This recipe is adapted from one by Kate Winslow, former <\/em>Gourmet magazine editor, writer, recipe developer and cookbook author. The original recipe can be found at foodandwine.com\/recipes\/muffin-cup-macaroni-and-cheese<\/a>. The kosher and original versions are both for 12 mini-muffins.<\/em><\/p>\n

      2 tbsp unsalted butter or margarine
      \n<\/strong>1 tbsp flour
      \n<\/strong>1 cup milk
      \n<\/strong>4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
      \n<\/strong>salt and pepper to taste
      \n<\/strong>4 ounces macaroni
      \n<\/strong>2 1\/2 tbsp breadcrumbs<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease a mini-muffin pan.<\/li>\n
      2. In a saucepan, heat one tablespoon butter or margarine. Add flour and stir for one minute. Add milk and cook over low heat for 10 minutes or until thick.<\/li>\n
      3. Add cheese and stir until it is melted and the sauce is smooth.<\/li>\n
      4. Cook pasta in boiling, salted water. Drain and add to cheese sauce. Spoon into 12 muffin cups.<\/li>\n
      5. Melt remaining one tablespoon of butter or margarine. Stir in breadcrumbs and cook three to five minutes. Sprinkle over macaroni and cheese muffins.<\/li>\n
      6. Bake for 15 minutes. Let macaroni cool five to 10 minutes before removing from the pan, so the muffins will hold together.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Sybil Kaplan<\/strong> is a journalist, lecturer, book reviewer and food writer in Jerusalem. She created and leads the weekly English-language Shuk Walks in Machane Yehuda, she has compiled and edited nine kosher cookbooks, and is the author of <\/em>Witness to History: Ten Years as a Woman Journalist in Israel.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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