PIZZA MUFFINS

1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/3 cup milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted and cooled
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper, optional
2/3 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
1 tablespoon freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup chopped pepperoni or cooked ham

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease 9 muffin pan cups.

Stir together tomato sauce, milk, egg and butter until blended; set aside.

In large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, oregano, salt and red pepper; stir in cheese. Make a well m center of dry ingredients; add tomato sauce mixture and stir just to combine. Stir in pepperoni or ham. Spoon batter into greased muffin tins.

Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in center of one muffin comes out clean. Remove muffin tins to wire rack. Cool 5 minutes before removing muffins from cups; finish cooling on rack.

Serve warm or cool completely and store in an airtight container in refrigerator. Let refrigerated muffins reach room temperature or warm slightly before serving.

Makes 9 muffins
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Muffin Madness by Marilyn Taylor