Portuguese Sausage Popcorn Muffins

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups ground hot-air popped corn
• 6 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 cups milk
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 8 ounces ground mild Portuguese chourico
• 1/2 finely chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary

Directions

1. 1

   Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder, salt, and sugar.

2. 2

   Add milk, popped corn, egg, and butter.

3. 3

   Heat chourico in microwave for two minutes.

4. 4

   Pat heated chourico with a paper towel to absorb grease.

5. 5

   Add chourico, onion, and rosemary.

6. 6

   Fill well-oiled muffin tins 2/3 full.

7. 7

   Bake in hot oven (435 F) 20 minutes.

8. 8

   Makes 12 muffins.

9. 9

   Serve warm.