Olive and Haloumi Muffins

Author: Maureen

Recipe type: Muffin

Cuisine: Snack

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 25 mins

Total time: 35 mins

Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 25 minutes Makes 18

Ingredients

cooking oil spray
1 ½ cups self-raising flour (Maureen note: need to add more flour – maybe to 2 cups - or less oil)
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon dried mint
¾ cup olive oil
1 cup milk
1 egg
½ cup warm water
½ brown onion, finely chopped
1 cup pitted kalamata olives, chopped
250 g haloumi cheese, finely chopped

Instructions

Preheat oven to 190oC. Spray 18 holes of two 12-hole muffin tins with cooking oil. Put flour, baking powder and mint in a large bowl. Mix to combine.
In a second large bowl put oil, milk, egg and water. Stir to combine. Make a well in the centre of dry ingredients. Add oil mixture. Mix to almost combine.
Stir onion, olives and haloumi into batter, reserving 2 tablespoons of olives and ⅓ cup haloumi. Mix until just combined.
Spoon batter among prepared tins. Top with reserved haloumi and olives. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in tins for about 5 minutes, then turn out and serve warm. Delicious!