SAVORY SWEET POTATO MUFFINS WITH BACON

Savory Sweet Potato Muffins with Bacon image

When I lived in New Zealand, there was an abundance of kumara (their version of our sweet potato) and it was used in everything from curries to muffins. I came up with this recipe to fuse those two ideas, but mainly to appeal to my then 2-year-old, a picky eater who loved finger foods. I serve it with fruit for a complete meal.

Provided by avecchocolat

Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes Savory Muffin Recipes

Time 1h25m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 large sweet potato
4 slices bacon
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
½ small onion, chopped
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon mild curry powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
2 eggs
1 cup milk
½ cup sour cream
½ cup unsalted butter, melted

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups with butter. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Place sweet potato and bacon on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes; flip sweet potato and bacon. Bake until sweet potato is tender and bacon is crisp, about 20 more minutes. Let bacon cool on paper towels.
Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until soft and translucent, about 10 minutes.
Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, curry powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir in Cheddar cheese until coated.
Peel sweet potato and transfer to a bowl; roughly mash. Measure out 1 cup of mashed sweet potato. Chop bacon and stir into onion.
Whisk eggs vigorously in a separate bowl. Add milk, sour cream, and butter; whisk until smooth. Fold in 1 cup sweet potato, bacon, and onions. Gently stir the sweet potato mixture into the flour mixture, using a rubber spatula, until just combined. Pour batter into the prepared muffin tin.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Cool muffins in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 286.9 calories, Carbohydrate 25.7 g, Cholesterol 71.9 mg, Fat 16.7 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 8.7 g, SaturatedFat 9.5 g, Sodium 437.5 mg, Sugar 2.9 g