Carla's Leek & cheese muffins

• plain flour↗175g g
• baking powder↗1 tsp tsp
• bicarbonate of soda↗¼ tsp tsp
• allspice½ tsp tsp
• milk↗50ml ml
• egg↗1

  beaten with a fork

• vegetable oil↗100ml ml
• leek↗1

  finely chopped

• cheddar↗75g g

  finely grated

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a muffin tin with 9 cases. Mix all the dry ingredients until combined, then gently stir in the milk, egg and oil.

2. 2

   Gently fold in the leek and Cheddar. Spoon the mixture evenly into the muffin cases and place in the oven. Bake for about 25 mins, then check – they may need a little longer. These taste great served with either spinach soup or with a dab of butter.