bacon, cheese & pepper muffins

i'm a food technologist and i work as a research scientist/product developer of patisserie mixes and fruit/cream fillings and toppings. i know the basics of baking, since i formulate cake mixes and tests them in the laboratory. in my previous job, i usually give the finished cake mix to pastry chefs so they can develop recipes for it. and together we evaluate the cake mix and the recipes made. i love my job, because i get paid to eat! lol!

i only bake at work, and never at home. maybe because it is part of my job and baking on weekends feels like working. and i tried to bake once back home in the philippines, and it was a disaster. but today, on a beautiful sunday, i baked. yes i did, and it was a success! i remembered my pastry chef friend Krisby made mouthwatering bacon, cheese and pepper muffins, so i made some today.

here's the recipe:

10 slices of cooked bacon, chopped
1/3 cup chopped white onion
1/3 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 tsp finely chopped green onion
1/2 cup grated cheese

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 large eggs
3/4 cup water
2/3 cup vegetable oil

• pan fry the bacon. chop the cooked bacon and set aside.
• using  the oil from bacon, add chopped onion. stir & cook for 2-3 minutes or until the onions start to soften. then add red bell pepper and cook for another 2-3 minutes. when the red bell peppers are soft, turn off the heat and strain to remove the oil. cool and set aside.
• sift together all the dry ingredients.
• in a mixing bowl, add the eggs, water and oil, then add the dry ingredients in 3 batches. mix until smooth.
• fold in the bacon, onion, red bell pepper, green onion and grated cheese.
• pour the batter onto paper lined muffin pan, enough to reach about 2/3 of the mold.
• bake for 30-35 minutes at 375 F.

smells oh so yummy! *sniff! sniff!*

i love savory muffins! :)