Frittata cupcakes

I just put frittata cupcakes in the oven.  I can't wait to add to this post later on when they are done!

Stay tuned...

And the end result is :

The idea came from watching Giada De Laurentiis. She was making "Mini Frittata's."  Giada's recipe calls for eggs and milk which is completely different from the recipe that I was taught.  My grandmother taught me to make frittata using ricotta, in fact when I called her to tell her  I was making frittata using milk she scolded me and said I would make "na brutta figura" (disgrace).  I must say, Nonna, you were wrong!!  The frittata cupcakes were light and delicious and in a nutshell, the perfect snack.

Giada made her Mini Frittata's as follows:  

Ingredients

Nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray
8 large eggs
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 ounces thinly sliced ham, chopped
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Spray 2 mini muffin tins (each with 24 cups) with nonstick spray. Whisk the eggs, milk, pepper, and salt in a large bowl to blend well. Stir in the ham, cheese, and parsley. Fill prepared muffin cups almost to the top with the egg mixture. Bake until the egg mixture puffs and is just set in the center, about 8 to 10 minutes. Using a rubber spatula, loosen the frittatas from the muffin cups and slide the frittatas onto a platter. Serve immediately.

Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/mini-frittatas-recipe/index.html?oc=linkback

 

I made mine like this: 

Ingredients

8 large eggs
1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
thinly sliced sopressata, chopped
chopped asparagus

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Line 2 mini muffin tins (each with 24 cups) with cupcake liners. Whisk the eggs, milk, and salt in a large bowl to blend well. Stir in the sopressata and asparagus. Fill prepared muffin cups almost to the top with the egg mixture. Bake until the egg mixture puffs and is just set in the center, about 8 to 10 minutes.

I hope you all enjoy making this recipe as much as my family and I did.

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