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Bleeding ketchup, cheese & bacon muffins

With ketchup that looks like streaks of blood, these ghoulish cakes are great in a Halloween buffet

With ketchup that looks like streaks of blood, these ghoulish cakes are great in a Halloween buffet

Cooking Time

Cook: 50 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 10

Cooking Time

Price: 30p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 62g serving contains

Energy
711kj
170kcal
9%
Fat
10.0g
Med
14%
Saturates
3.3g
Med
17%
Sugars
1.6g
Low
2%
Salt
0.90g
Med
15%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1147kj/274kcal

Ingredients

4 rashers back bacon

150g plain flour

1½ level tsp baking powder

½ level tsp mustard powder

¼ level tsp cayenne

50g Asda Extra Mature Cheddar, grated

25g Asda Grana Padano (or Parmesan), grated

1 large free-range egg

100ml semi-skimmed milk

3 tbsp olive oil

10 tsp tomato ketchup

Method

1
Pre-heat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Line 10 bun tins with paper cases. Grill the bacon and then chop it.
2
Sift the flour, baking powder, mustard powder, cayenne and a pinch of salt into a bowl. Stir in the bacon and cheese.
3
In another bowl, lightly beat together the egg, milk and olive oil. Quickly fold into the flour mixture, taking care not to overmix.
4
Divide half of the mixture between the cake cases. Put 1 teaspoon ketchup in the centre and then cover with the remaining mixture. Bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes.