Bacon, Spinach And Feta Muffin Loaf
- 250 g bacon (middle cut rashers)
- 1 brown onion (medium finely chopped)
- 150 g spinach (baby leaves)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil (or extra light olive oil)
- 1 egg (lightly beaten)
- 1 cup milk
- 100 g feta cheese (crumbled)
- 50 g feta cheese (extra)
- butter (to serve)
- Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan forced).
- Grease a 21cm x 10cm (base measurement) loaf pan.
- Remove rind and most of the at from bacon and chop.
- Add bacon and onion to a medium non-stick frying pan; cook and stir for 5 minutes or until bacon is crisp and onion is soft.
- Remove from pan reserving a 1/4 of the bacon mixture.
- Add spinach and oregano to pan; cook and stir until just wilted and remove from pan and cool slightly.
- Sift flour and salt into a large bowl and make a well at the centre and add oil, egg and milk and stir until just combined (don't overmix or you will toughen the mix).
- Gently fold in spinach mixture and feta until just combined.
- Spoon mixture into prepared pan and top with reserved bacon mixture and extra feta.
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean.
- Stand pan for 5 minutes and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool slightly and then serve with butter.
bacon, brown onion, spinach, oregano, flour, salt, vegetable oil, egg, milk, feta cheese, feta cheese, butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/bacon-spinach-and-feta-muffin-loaf-456311 (may not work)