Italian Herb & Salami Muffins

I wanted to make a spin on a beer bread. My son and I thought why not muffins? Why not savory Italian muffins? After all it was Sunday! If you don't know already, Sundays for Italian-Americans include a big meal usually consisting of macaronis, salads, meatballs, pastries and more. So, this is what we came up with!  This is actually a spin off of the Cheddar Bacon Beer Bread.

 

3cups all purpose flour, or 2 cups all purpose and 1 cup whole wheat flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 1/4 cup shredded cheese (I used a Mexican Cheddar mixture)
1 12 ounce bottle of beer (can is fine too, I used Dos Equis)
1/4-1/2 cup of chopped Hard Genoa Salami (mine was flavored w/white pepper, white wine, and garlic)
1 tablespoon of Herbs De Provence
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350°.

Prepare muffin pans by greasing with butter.  Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar with a whisk.  Make a well in the center.  Add Genoa Salami, about 3/4 of cheese and full beer into the well. 

Stir mixture with a spoon until combined.

Pour mixture into prepared muffin pan.  Add  remaining cheese. Drizzle with 2 tablespoona of butter.  Bake for about 20  minutes. 

Remove to a wire rack and allow to cool for 5 minutes.  Remove from pan and allow to cool on wire rack.  You can brush with more butter if you choose.

Now ovens vary, my muffins didn't take quite as long to bake, so be sure to check on it! 

Enjoy this special treat!

Copyright © 2012 Salvo-lutions by, Dana Salvo