Recipe - Italian Muffins

One half Stick margarine or butter;
melted
2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
One fourth teaspoon Coarsely ground pepper
4 One fourth cup Bisquick original baking mix
1 cup Shredded Mozzarella or
Cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
1 One fourth cup Milk

HEAT oven to 400 degrees. Mix margarine, Italian seasoning and pepper.
Brush 12 medium muffin cups, 21/2x1One fourth inches, with about 3 tablespoons
of the margarine mixture.

MIX baking mix, cheese and milk until soft dough forms; beat 30 seconds.
If dough is too sticky, gradually mix in enough baking mix (up to One fourth cup)
to make dough easy to handle.

TURN dough onto surface dusted with baking mix; gently roll in baking mix
to coat. Shape into ball; knead gently 6 to 8 times. Cut dough into 12
pieces; shape each piece into a ball. Place balls in muffin cups; brush
with remaining margarine mixture. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden
brown. Serve warm. 1 dozen muffins.

From Betty Crocker: Bisquick Classics and New Favorites. Downloaded from
Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.