Description

These muffins give you the wonderful taste of the classic French sandwich without the work. Grab a cup of coffee, something good to read, and one of these croque monsieur muffins to escape to your own little cafe moment.

Ingredients

Scale

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp butter, room temperature
4 oz (1 1/2 cups) gruyere, shredded
4 oz smoked ham, chopped
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1 large egg

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Spray six large muffin cups.
In a large bowl, whisk the flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt until combined.
Stir in the gruyere and chopped ham to coat with flour.
Using your fingertips break the butter into small pieces and blend into the flour until incorporated. You should have small pea-sized pieces of butter in your batter.
In a large measuring cup or small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and egg.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups.
Bake 20-23 minutes until golden brown and a tester comes out clean.
Let cool on a wire rack for 5-10 minutes before removing from the pan.
Enjoy!

Notes

If you don’t have buttermilk you can turn regular milk into a substitute by reducing the milk to 1 cup + 3 Tbsp and adding 1 Tbsp lemon juice.

This recipe can be turned into 12 regular sized muffins with a reduced cook time of 12-15 minutes.

These muffins should be eaten within a few days as they don’t stay good for long.

Keywords: savory muffins, muffins, ham and cheese