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Cornbread Muffins

Contributor: Irvin Lin

These cornbread muffins are tender and fluffy, with just enough sturdy body to stand up to butter, honey, or jam. Serve them with chili or soup, or your favorite Southern-inspired meal.

  • Author: Christine Pittman
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cooling Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 12 muffins 1x
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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  • 1 and 1/2 cups flour (210 g)
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal (175 g)
  • 2 Tbsp. white sugar
  • 1 and 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 and 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 2 large eggs

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F and spray a standard 12 cup muffin tin with cooking oil.
  2. Place the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large sized bowl. Using a balloon whisk, stir the ingredients together until they are uniform in color and well blended.
  3. Place the buttermilk, melted butter, and eggs in a medium sized bowl. Using a balloon whisk, stir the ingredients together until they are well blended.
  4. Make a “well” in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients into it. Using a large spatula, gently fold and stir the ingredients together until they just form a batter. Do not overmix.
  5. Spoon and divide the batter into the muffin cups. The cups will be about 3/4 full. Bake in the oven for 15 to 17 minutes or until the tops are just starting to turn a little brown around the edges and a toothpick inserted into the middle of the muffins comes out clean.
  6. Let the muffins cool in the pan for 10 minutes before running a thin knife around the edge of the muffins and removing them to a wire cooling rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.