Easy Mini Quiches

We had friends coming to visit and I decided to make these for breakfast. These were so delicious and so easy. Seriously, the chopping was the most tedious part. You can make any variation you want, I went with all vegetables and cheese. I'm sure these would be yummy with bacon or sausage in the mix.


Easy Mini Quiches
Courtesy of Christina Eats

Ingredients:
4 eggs
1/3 c. milk (I used skim)
1/2 c. red and/or green bell pepper, diced ( i used red)
1/2 c. mushrooms, chopped into small pieces
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 onion, diced
1/3 c. green onions, sliced thinly ( i omitted and added spinach)
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 tsp. each salt & pepper
olive oil
oil spray (such as PAM)


Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Heat about 1 tbsp. oil in a pan on medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook for a few minutes until soft. Add peppers, mushrooms, spinach and spices. Cook for several minutes until soft.
Whisk together eggs and milk in a mixing bowl. Add vegetable mixture and mix lightly.
Spoon mixture into lightly greased muffin pan. Fill each cup almost full. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden.

Cool for 20 minutes, then carefully remove mini quiches from pan (I used a spoon to help).

Cinnamon Doughnut Muffins

My friend hosted a brunch this past Sunday and since we had not yet made our grocery run for the week, I needed to make something that I already had the ingredients for. Enter, cinnamon doughtnut muffins. These were so delicious! I don't like cinnamon that much so that is saying something.

Cinnamon Doughnut Muffins
Courtsey of Noble Pig 

1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg, lightly beaten
3/4 cup milk
Jam

Topping:
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon; whisk to combine. In another bowl, combine sugar, oil, egg, and milk. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients just until moistened.  Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups half-full; place one teaspoon jam on top.  Cover jam with enough batter to fill muffin cups three-fourths full.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes (mine took 20) or until a toothpick comes out clean. Place melted butter in a small bowl; combine sugar and cinnamon in another bowl.  Immediately after removing muffins from the oven, dip tops in butter, then in cinnamon-sugar. Serve warm or room temperature.  Below is a shot of the inside of the muffin. Great with a glass of champagne or a glass of milk!