ITALIAN MUFFINS

Ingredients......2 tbs of tomato paste, 375gm of self raising flour, 45gm of butter/ marg, 1/2 cup of grated tasty cheese, 1/2 cup of finely chopped onion, 2 tbs of melted butter/ marg,1 cup of milk. Preheat your oven to 180 deg C. Grease a 20cm cake pan. Place the flour in a large bowl and rub in the 45gm of butter/ marg with your fingertips and mix to a dough with the milk, turn onto a lightly floured board and knead to a dough. Shape the dough into an oblong about 15" x 10". Spread with the tomato paste and sprinkle with the chopped onion and cheese. Now roll up the the ingredient covered dough into a log shape. Cut into 12 x 1 and 1/2 "slices and place in the prepared cake pan and brush with the melted butter and bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until risen and golden . Once cooked, removed to a wire rack. Serve hot or cold with butter . I have made these many times over the years , I call them stromboli adding sliced salami and capsicum to the filling. The formal Italian muffin version is also delicious.