Pizza Bites

photo courtesy of Eating Well

These go great with that salad that is highly recommended to be 'the main dish'. "-)

In olive oil or veg broth, sauté 1 large onion and 1 bell pepper, diced. When vegetables are tender, add 3 or 4 cloves pressed garlic. Stir and sauté another minute. Remove from heat.

In a large bowl, mix:

1 1/3 c whole grain flour (I used spelt)
4 t baking powder
1 t dried oregano flakes
1 T dried parsley flakes
1/2 t salt

In another bowl mix:

2/3 c almond milk or vegetable broth
2/3 c crumbled cheddar cheese (optional)
2 large eggs (or try the egg replacer of 2 T ground flax seed to 1/2 c water per egg)
4 T tomato paste
2 T kalamata olives (optional)

Mix all ingredients together til just mixed. Fill greased muffin tins about 2/3 full and bake at 400* for about 15 minutes or til a toothpick in the center comes out clean.

Cool in pan for 5 minutes then move muffins to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Yields about 12 to 14 regular sized muffins