Savory Ham and Cheese Breakfast Muffins

These savory muffins are great for a quick breakfast, brunch or as a side with soup or a salad. They freeze well, I pop one in the microwave for 1 minute and have a quick breakfast on the go.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 18 muffins

Ingredients

• 2  cups white whole wheat flour (or may substitute all purpose flour)
• 1  tablespoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 2⁄3 cups buttermilk
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄3 olive oil
• 8  ounces ham, diced
• 8  ounces monterey jack cheese, grated

Directions

1. Prepare muffin pans with baking spray. I use 2 pans that hold 12 muffins each. This recipe yields approximately 18 muffins.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, garlic powder,cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Set aside.
4. In a seperate bowl whisk together buttermilk, eggs and oil.
5. Add wet ingredients to dry and combine. Do not over mix.
6. Stir in ham and cheese until incorporated.
7. Distribute batter evenly into muffin cups. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until a toothpick come out clean when tested.