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These muffins are so good and I have made them twice already. It all started because greek yogurt was on sale in the local grocery store and due to my new found love for tzatziki dip, I decided to buy a huge box of the greek yogurt so I have some on hand always rather than straining regular yogurt. The only thing I forgot was that the store bought yogurt was pasty in my opinion and I have been making yogurt at home since.

So, I made the tzatziki dip only to find that it was pasty and the texture was not in my favor. I decided to disguise the greek yogurt in dishes and started looking for recipes that use a lot of greek yogurt . To my luck, I found this yummy savory muffin recipe that was a total hit at home with adults and kids.

I think I will be buying store bought greek yogurt just to make these muffins from now on. If you love pickled jalapenos, you have to try these muffins. They taste so good. Off to the recipe. Recipe adapted from here.

Spicy Jalapeno-Cheese Muffins

By Vardhini, October 16, 2012

Spicy muffins with greek yogurt, jalapeno and cheese that is easy to make.

• Total Time: 40 minutes
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook time: 25 minutes
• Yield: 24 mini muffins

Ingredients:

• self rising flour - 1 cup - refer to notes
• greek yogurt - 3/4 cup - refer to notes
• cheddar cheese - 1/2 cup
• parmesan cheese - 1/2 cup
• onions - 1/4 cup
• jalapeno - 1/4 cup - pickled variety - chopped
• cumin seeds - 1 tsp (jeeragam)
• egg whites - 2
• milk - 1/2 cup - fat free

Instructions:

1. Take self rising flour and greek yogurt in a bowl.
2. Add cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, onions, jalapeno and cumin seeds.
3. Add egg whites and milk. Mix together with a spoon.
4. Grease a mini muffin pan and fill it nearly full with batter.
5. Bake in a preheated 400F oven for 20 - 25 minutes until the tops are golden brown.
6. Serve warm.

My Notes
1. Self rising flour substitute: 1 cup regular flour + 1.5 tsp baking powder + 1/4 tsp salt.
2. To make greek yogurt at home, take regular yogurt and place in a muslin cloth over a colander and let it drip overnight in the fridge. I have the pictorial here. For 1 cup greek yogurt I used 4 cups fat free yogurt.

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Pictorial
1.  Take self rising flour and greek yogurt in a bowl.

2. Add cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese and onions.3. Add jalapenos and cumin seeds.4. Add egg whites.5. Add milk.6. Mix together with a spoon.7. Grease a mini muffin pan.8. Fill the muffin pan with batter (fill them nearly full). A tablespoon scoop works well for the mini muffin pan.9. Filled and ready. Bake in a 400F preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until the tops are golden brown.10. Out of the oven.Tasty muffins ready for the evening snack.Enjoy!

Linking to Bake Fest #12 hosted at Fun and Food Cafe.