Pepperoni Pizza Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 cup hormel mini pepperoni or 1 cup chopped pepperoni
1 cup finely shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
2 teaspoons dried onion flakes
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons tomato paste
3/4 cup creme fraiche or 3/4 cup thin sour cream
1/2 cup olive oil
garlic butter

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F.
Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
Mix together the flour, pepperoni, cheese, minced onion, garlic, oregano, black pepper, baking powder and baking soda.
In a separate bowl, beat eggs lightly. Stir in the tomato paste and creme fraiche until blended. Stir in oil.
Make a well in the center of your dry ingredients and add wet mixture. Gently stir until blended then divide into muffin tin.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted can be removed cleanly.
Cool for 10 minutes in pan, then turn out and finish cooling on a wore rack.
Serve with garlic butter, if desired.