These homemade pizza muffins are an interesting recipe that I received from an Amish woman in the state of Delaware. How fun this sounds! I mean, I admit I am a bit of a pizza purist: thick crust, plenty of cheese, a slightly sweet tomato sauce...but I'm also all about incorporating pizza into anything and everything I can and this recipe takes the staid, boring muffin and turns them into supper. And the kids love these for a meal or a snack!
❓ FAQ About Amish Pizza Muffins
Yes, ordering pizza is a treat for the Amish just like anyone else! Pizza Hut is a favorite destination among the Amish, as is Dominos and Papa John's.
As part of transforming the Amish365 website, I am going back and revisiting old recipes like this and repurposing them with photos. One of our volunteers, Jessica, made these homemade pizza muffins and she said it was a really versatile muffin. Made for a good addition crumbled up into black bean soup, it would also make a great supper side if you had marinara sauce to dip it into. That would get my vote. She said the muffins almost resemble a foccacia type bread.
Homemade Pizza Muffins
Oregano has grown in popularity among Amish cooks. Definitely something you didn't see as much as you see now. The recipe calls for Cheddar cheese, but you can easily use another kind or Cheddar and a blend of Parmesan cheese or Mozzarella cheese. A little Italian seasoning, green pepper, other chopped veggies, or garlic powder would go a long way with these also, I think.
Most Amish survive just fine without a fancy mixer, a wooden spoon does the trick most of the time with these dry ingredients. It's like making a pizza dough. Putting the dough in the fridge overnight to chill yields great results.
These pizza muffins travel well too, pop one into a lunchbox for something different!
Disposable muffin tins are the way to go here to avoid the messy clean-up! But you can use a muffin pan with liners or non-stick spray or cooking spray also.
Pizza, as a whole, has woven its way into Amish culinary culture and if there is a way to "pizza-fy" a recipe, it'll be done. You could even go the extra mile and spoon some pizza sauce on these while they are warm or Italian sausage or some mini pepperoni or a slice pepperoni. We could call them pepperoni pizza muffins. Then it truly has the flavor of pizza! Which then begs the question: why not just make a pizza? Because these are more fun, portable, and versatile! So if you want to transform muffins into something that resembles the local pizzeria, this is for you!
PRO TIP: Enjoy with melted butter!
🍕 Pizza Muffin Ingredients
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 3 sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and diced
- 2½ cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, divided
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1½ cups buttermilk
📋 Baking Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, basil, oregano and sugar into large bowl; stir until well blended.
- Mix in tomatoes, 1 1 /2 cups of cheese and onions.
- In another bowl beat egg, whisk in buttermilk and stir until combined.
- Spoon batter into muffin tins until half full.
- Sprinkle remaining 1 cup cheese on top of muffins.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into center of the muffin comes out clean.
👩🍳 More Amish Muffin Recipes
From pizza muffins to more traditional takes, muffins are a popular, portable food among the Amish, check out some of our favorites!
Homemade Banana Muffins
Perfect bursting with banana taste!
Blueberry Crumble Muffins
These are the best!
Butter Tart Muffins
A Canadian favorite!
Biscuit Muffins
A hybrid between a biscuit and a muffin
📖 Printer-Friendly Pizza Muffin Recipe
Homemade Pizza Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 3 sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil drained and diced
- 2 ½ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 4 green onions chopped
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, basil, oregano and sugar into large bowl; stir until well blended.
- Mix in tomatoes, 1 1 /2 cups of cheese and onions.
- In another bowl beat egg, whisk in buttermilk and stir until combined.
- Spoon batter into muffin tins until half full.
- Sprinkle remaining 1 cup cheese on top of muffins.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the muffin comes out clean.
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