Ham and Cheese Spud Muffins

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 3 tablespoons Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening, melted
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 large egg, beaten slightly
• 2/3 cup Hungry Jack Red Skin and Yukon Gold Mashed Potato Flakes
• 1 cup Martha White® Plain Enriched Yellow Corn Meal
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried dill weed or crushed thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper or to taste
• 1 cup finely chopped ham, or cooked and drained bacon or bulk sausage
• 3/4 cup shredded Cheddar or Parmesan cheese, divided

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from crisco.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.HEAT oven to 400° F. Lightly coat 8 muffin tins with the no-stick cooking spray.
2.COMBINE water, butter shortening, milk and egg in a large mixing bowl. Add potato flakes, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, pepper and dill weed or thyme; mix until well blended. Stir in ham and 1/2 cup cheese.
3.DIVIDE mixture evenly into 8 prepared muffin tins. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese. Bake 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Run point of knife around outside of muffins to loosen. Cool 10 minutes before serving.