Spinach and Caramelized Onion Muffins

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Spinach and Caramelized Onion Muffins

2 ea. Onions, diced 1/4"
1 bu. Spinach, washed and spun dry
1 tsp. Olive oil
2-1/2 cup Cake flour
1/4 cup Sugar
1 Tbl. Baking powder
2 tsp. Salt
2 ea. Eggs
3/4 cup Milk
2/3 cup Vegetable oil
1/2 cup Parmesan for top

Heat a suitable pan over medium high heat and add the olive oil. Add the
diced onions and cook slowly until they become richly caramelized. Remove to
a baking pan to cool. Add the spinach to the pan and cook over high heat
until the leaves become completely wilted. Remove to a baking pan to cool.
When cool, chop finely. Reserve. Combine the four dry ingredients in a bowl
and mix well. Add the eggs, milk and vegetable oil to the dry ingredients
along with the cooled onions and spinach. Mix together until just combined.
Do not over mix. Scoop the batter into buttered muffin tins, filling two
thirds of the way to the top. Sprinkle the tops of the batter with Parmesan
cheese. Bake at 425 degrees F. for about 15 minutes. Remove the tin from the
oven and remove the muffins from the tin.