GREEN TOMATO MUFFINS WITH CHEESE

These cheesy muffins are great and the green tomatoes make them special.  If you have green tomatoes these little treats are well worth the effort.  They make a great addition to any meal.

2 cups green tomatoes, chopped

3 tablespoons honey

3/4 cup milk

1 egg

1/2 cup oil (I use Canola)

3/4 cup shredded or grated cheddar cheese

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder 

         

In a large bowl combine tomatoes, honey, milk, egg, salt, cheese, and oil.   Mix with a spoon.  Add flour and baking powder to mixture.  The batter will be lumpy.  Spray or grease a 12 cup muffin pan or use paper liners.   Fill cups about 3/4 full.   Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes until brown on top.   Enjoy!

 

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FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AND FRIED OKRA

Southerners all know about fried green tomatoes and fried okra.  It would be a wasted summer without this dish on the table a few times during the season.  There are a number of different recipes out there for this treat.  You cannot be a southerner if you don’t like fried okra and tomatoes!

 

3 or 4 green tomatoes

1/2 cup all-purpose flour or 1/2 cup cornmeal

2 eggs

salt and pepper

dash of garlic powder

1/2 to 3/4 cup cooking oil

 

Slice green tomatoes into slices about 1/4 inch thick. In a bowl beat eggs with a whisk. In another bowl add salt and pepper and garlic powder to meal or flour whichever you decide to use for breading.   There is really not much difference.  The tomatoes in the picture have been done with both.  I usually have a bowl of flour and a bowl of cornmeal and I do about half the tomatoes in flour and half in meal.  You can do the okra the same way or just use either one.  Dip the tomato slices into the egg then the meal or flour.  Have your oil hot and deep enough in the skillet to cover about half the tomato slice.  Cook on one side, turn and continue cooking until a golden brown.  Drain on paper towel.

For okra:  Cut okra into 1/4 inch pieces and dip into egg and then flour or meal.  Cook just like you did the tomatoes.

 

I bet you can’t stop eating this once you have tried it!