Ham and Cheese Muffin

I did plan to make Indonesian Layer Cake (Lapis Legit) for the first time, but it was always busy in the weekend. The last two weeks, I have prepared some ingredients but always had to cancel it and used some of the ingredients to cook other things. Life far from my hometown, without my parents around and my other extended family around can be very hectic. Especially, we do not have nice small eatery or food vendors here.

Last weekend, was the time for Indonesian mass. In our town, we only have once a month, mass in Indonesian. The mass is usually ended with get together, coffee and tea and snack. If I have some time to squeeze in, I tried to bring something to eat. Last week, I made ham and cheese muffin, an easy to make recipe, especially for the children. Why?

There are usually a few nice aunties who almost always bring very nice food for everybody (Thanks Aunties!). They are good cook and amazing ladies, with very kind hearts. Their food is also always amazing. I wanted to share also with the children. Because, although the food is always amazing, children have different taste. :-) I know this because my children, sometimes complain when I cook things we, adult, love so much but not so much to the little children liking (i.e. too spicy, too strong flavour, etc.).

So, I tried to make simple muffin with ham and cheese filling. It is easy to make and children love both ham and cheese filling.

Ingredients
300 grams all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
3 eggs
1 tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
300 ml milk
ham (cut into small cubes)
grated cheese

Method
1. Mix all the ingredients in a mixing bowl, except the ham and cheese. I use my hand mixer because it is easier and require less effort to mix. Mix until all is well mixed.
2. Prepare cupcake or muffin pan. Use either cupcake liner or grease the pan.
3. Fill each with dough until 1/4 of the space, fill in the ham and cheese, cover it again with the dough until it is around 2/3 of the space. I made around 18-19 muffins with this batch of dough.

4. Sprinkle the top of the muffin with grated cheese again.
5. Preheat the oven (I use convection oven) 180Celcius.
6. Bake the muffin for around 20 minutes (the exact time depends on your oven). Change to top grill for the last 3-4 minutes if necessary to get melting cheese effect.
7. Let it cool for a few minutes before serving.

My children love this muffin, especially for the salty taste of the ham and cheese. This can also be part of the children's school lunch box. Easy to bring and not messy.

Enjoy it!