Spoon Bread Spud Muffins

Yield: 8 muffins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Instant mashed potatoes
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 slices crisply cooked bacon
  

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease well 8 (2 3/4 inch) muffin cups.
2. Heat water, butter and salt to boiling point; stir in enough instant mashed potatoes for two servings. Mix well.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in milk.
4. Mix cornmeal, baking powder and salt; stir into potato mixture.
5. Spoon into prepared muffin cups.
6. Top with crumbled bacon.
7. Bake for 20 minutes.