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A delicious recipe for South African Marmite Muffins to enjoy with a cuppa
PrintSouth African Marmite Muffins
What a trip down memory lane. This is the perfect savory muffin and a must-bake for any Marmite lover.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 6 muffins 1x
- Category: Recipes
- Cuisine: South African
Ingredients
- 1 cup of cake flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 Tsp paprika
- 1 cup grated cheese
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 3 Tbsp. butter
- 1 heaped Tsp Marmite
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together.
- Spoon into a greased cupcake pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes at 200 Celsius / 392 Fahrenheit until done and a cake tester or a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Topping
- Melt 3 tablespoons of butter and 1 heaped teaspoon of Marmite
- Spread together and drip over the muffins while it is hot.
- Delicious and fast.
- Serve with shredded cheese.
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested by Sandy Mignot
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 247
- Sugar: 0
- Sodium: 738
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 22
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 9
- Cholesterol: 68
What is Marmite?
Marmite is a food spread made from yeast extract invented by German scientist Justus von Liebig and originally made in the United Kingdom. It is a by-product of beer brewing and is produced by Anglo-Dutch company Unilever. The product is notable as a vegan source of B vitamins, including supplemental Vitamin B.
Marmite is a sticky, dark brown paste with a distinctive, salty, powerful flavor. This distinctive taste is represented in the marketing slogan: “Love it or hate it.” Such is its prominence in British popular culture that the product’s name is often used as a metaphor for something that is an acquired taste or tends to polarise opinion. Marmite is commonly used as a flavoring, as it is particularly rich in umami due to its very high levels of glutamate (1960 mg/100g).
The image on the jar shows a marmite, a French term for a large, covered earthenware or metal cooking pot. Marmite was originally supplied in earthenware pots but since the 1920s has been sold in glass jars.
Similar products include the Australian Vegemite (whose name is derived from that of Marmite), the Swiss Cenovis, the Brazilian Cenovit, and the German Vitam-R. Marmite has been manufactured in New Zealand since 1919 under license, but with a different recipe, see “Marmite (New Zealand)”. That product is the only one sold as Marmite in Australasia and the Pacific, whereas elsewhere in the world the European version predominates.
Find more information in this post: What Actually Is Marmite?
If you want to know more about The great foodie debate: Marmite vs Bovri. For generations, South Africans have been debating which is the superior spread – Marmite or Bovril?
Now that you know all about Marmite, will you give these South African Marmite Muffins a try? Please share it with us your thoughts once made. We would love to hear from you.
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I have never tried any south African recipe. I am so excited to try this out!
I hope you like this one. Please do let us know how it turned out
4 tsp baking powder to a cup of flour seems excessive?
Hi Marie,
Thank you for your comment and observation. I checked the original post as I received it from my member in The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Facebook group. It’s correct
Ingredients
1 cup of cake flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon of salt
1 Tsp paprika
1 cup grated cheese
1 cup milk
1 egg
3 Tbsp. butter
1 heaped Tsp Marmite
I can only provide you with the information I received from her, so I trust that it’s correct. Should you wish to use less baking powder, please feel free to do that and let me know how you modified it and how it turned out. Hope you will like it.
I’m a Marmite lover! My mother used to drink Bovril years ago. I didn’t like it very much back then!
It’s more beefy than Marmite.
I must read the Bovril Marmite debate. I’m curious now, wondering if people put Bovril on their toast.
We also prefer Marmite and use it a lot on a slice of warm toast. Super delicious. Never been keen on bovril. I will be interested on your view regarding the Bovril Marmite debate once you had the time to read it.
Looks delicious, can’t wait to try this recipe, thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much Zac, I hope you will have a go at this one and when you tested and made this recipe, please will you be so kind as to visit the post and give it a rating and review please, and thank you. You can also share it on Instagram and mention @_EsmeSalon or tag #shareEScare
I love marmite and I adore the idea of a savoury muffin!! Deffo saving this recipe!
Thank you so much, I hope you will have a go at this one and when you tested and made this recipe, please will you be so kind as to visit the post and give it a rating and review please, and thank you. You can also share it on Instagram and mention @_EsmeSalon or tag #shareEScare
Sounds like something hubby would enjoy! Thanks so much for linking up with me at the Unlimited Monthly Link Party 22. Shared!
Dee, I hope you will have a go at this one and when you tested and made this recipe, please will you be so kind as to visit the post and give it a rating and review please and thank you. You can also share it on Instagram and mention @_EsmeSalon or tag #shareEScare
Oh my this looks divine! I was reading through the ingredients and wondering what marmite was, thankfully you explained it nicely. It looks easy to make, I’m going to squeeze this into my meal plan.
Hi Trish. Thank you for popping over and for your kind words. I hope you will try it out and let me know if you like it. I grew up with Marmite, but I know it’s not a common product around the world
I have never cooked with marmite before. These look wonderful!
You should definitely try it and let me know how it turned out for you.