Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins

Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins

Sausage meat was on special at the supermarket the other day. A big package just happened to jump into my basket and shimmied up to my Thermomix. It’s as if it was begging to be turned into something delicious 😉 A scrounge round my fridge yielded the usual hunk of cheese longing to be finished and some better-use-me-quickly parsley. Hmmm… how about some Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins? A whoosh round the Internet for Savoury Muffins recipes confirmed that I am not the first to have this idea. Most involve multiple bowls, fry pans or skillets, whisks, spatulas and various other implements. With your Thermomix you only need an extra little bowl 😉

muffins on wooden board
Madame Thermomix’s Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins in mini muffin form

Here, therefore, is my Thermomix recipe for Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins. It’s fast and easy enough to make on a weekend morning or even a school day if you’re already up. Get the kids to help under supervision, too. I hope you – and maybe even your kids – will enjoy it!

Madame Thermomix's Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins look good enough to eat ;-)

Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins

A savoury way to start the day! Great for lunchboxes and snacks on the go. Ready in about 30 minutes.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Keyword: Muffins, Thermomix
Servings: 12 muffins or 24 mini muffins
Author: Madame Thermomix

Ingredients

First set of ingredients

  • 100 g semi-hard cheese cheddar, red Leicester, Swiss, etc. cut into 5-cm chunks
  • 100 g flour use a GF flour mix for a gluten-free version of these muffins!
  • 1 ½ tsp. baking powder
  • 1 Tbsp. butter
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • several turns freshly ground pepper
  • small handful fresh parsley (leaves only), spring onion tops, or other herb (optional)

The protein

  • 500 g sausage meat or ground pork

Then come the eggs

  • 4 eggs

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180° C/350° F. Grease and flour a 12-cup muffin tin or a 24-cup mini muffin tin (or insert paper muffin cups), or prepare your similar-sized silicone moulds.
  • Add first set of ingredients and optional parsley to TM bowl. Grate 10 seconds/Speed 7. Tip out and reserve. (No need to clean the TM bowl.)
  • Add sausage meat to TM bowl, breaking into lumps as you go. Sauté 5 minutes/120º C (TM5) or Varoma (TM31)/Speed 1/Reverse blade function/Measuring Cup OFF. Check doneness and if required, continue cooking until cooked through.
  • Place your simmering basket over a bowl or large jug and tip in pork, letting it drain and cool.
  • In the meantime, add eggs to TM bowl and mix 10 seconds/Speed 5.
  • Add reserved drained pork and reserved cheese/flour mixture, and mix 30 seconds/Speed 3/Reverse blade function, using your handy Thermomix spatula through the hole to help combine ingredients.
  • Spoon savoury Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins mixture into prepared muffin tins or cups, filling only ¾ full. Bake 20-25 minutes or until risen and golden brown on top.
    Fill your muffin tins about 3/4 full
  • Let cool 5 minutes in tin, then remove and cool on a rack.

Notes

Really nice when warm! Keep a batch in the fridge or freezer for those breakfasts and snacks on the go. Great for lunchboxes with some carrot and celery sticks or other veg/salad. Use your creativity and your leftovers and vary the choice of protein and cheese.
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Fill your muffin tins about 3/4 full
Fill your muffin tins about 3/4 full

Another recipe that cropped up as I was doing my research is for a cupboard staple from my childhood in America: Bisquick® Baking Mix. We always had a box and would regularly use it to make biscuits (an American version of a scone, sort of), dumplings and American-style pancakes. And a family favourite, Blueberry Buckle. I’ll post a recipe for this crumply-topped coffee cake one of these days!

Look at these gorgeous Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins rising in the oven!
Look at these gorgeous Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins rising in the oven! You can make them with 125 g of TIY Bisquick substitute (recipe below)

Virtually every recipe I found for savoury muffins called for Bisquick®, and Google suggestions abounded with substitute recipes for it.

What is Bisquick®? I hear some of you ask. It’s quite simply a pre-prepared mixture of flour, baking powder, salt and fat. A lazy cook’s aid or a busy cook’s time-saver. I’ve written my recipe for Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins using the component ingredients. So as a bonus, here is a recipe for those of you who’d like to have some baking mix on hand for those moments when time is a major factor in keeping your sanity whilst getting food on the table 😉

TIY Bisquick® substitute

A TIY version of the famous baking mix to have on hand for those moments when time is a major factor in keeping your sanity whilst getting food on the table 😉
Yields approx. 125 g/1 cup baking mix or enough for one recipe of my savoury Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins.
Prep Time: 1 minute
Total Time: 1 minute
Course: baking aids
Keyword: Bisquick, Thermomix, TIY
Servings: 125 g (about 1 cup)
Author: Madame Thermomix

Ingredients

  • 100 g flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 15 g (1 Tbsp) butter

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients in TM bowl and Turbo pulse a couple of times until combined.

Notes

Recipe can be doubled, tripled or quadrupled; in this case, store excess in refrigerator or freezer until needed.
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Madame Thermomix's Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins look good enough to eat ;-)
Madame Thermomix’s Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins look good enough to eat 😉

Many thanks to Lana Stuart and her saucy blog, Never Enough Thyme, for the inspiration for this recipe. See her original Easy Sausage Muffins recipe here.

Bon appétit with Madame Thermomix and Why Is There Air!

These Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins can be on the table - or in your child's lunchbox - in about half an hour!
These Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins can be on the table – or in your child’s lunchbox – in about half an hour!
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2 thoughts on “Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Muffins”

  • Hi Silvia, thanks for your comment. I think these savoury muffins would be delightful at a party or on a buffet. I’d serve them at room temperature to bring out the most flavour. You can pair your sauce to whatever main flavour ingredient you add to your muffins. A nice classic Béarnaise sauce flavoured with tarragon – and made in your Thermomix, of course! – would go nicely. Be careful it’s not too heavy, though 😉
    You’ll find more of my recipes suitable for parties, buffets and brunch by doing a category search for
    – apéritifs and snacks
    – party food
    – breakfast
    Look for “Search by Category” in the righthand sidebar towards the bottom of the page.
    Happy Thermomix cooking with Why is There Air!

  • Thanks a lot for your recipes, I would like to ask you if these savoury muffins could be served as appetizer for a party, being made ahead and served cold with a sauce, maybe.
    Besides, which are your favourite appetizers to be served in a brunch? I must think of ideas of appetizers to be served cold for a party.
    My best regards,
    Sílvia.

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