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Mini Cornbread Muffins
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Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350℉. Line 2 muffin trays with muffin cups and set aside.
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In a large bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, all-purpose flour and white sugar.
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Sift the baking powder into the bowl to ensure there are no lumps of baking powder in the batter. Whisk to incorporate, adding in the salt.
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Make a well in the center of the bowl and place the melted butter, buttermilk and egg directly into the well.
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Whisk the batter together, starting from the middle, whisking the wet ingredients into a mixture before slowly widening your whisk strokes to include the dry ingredients.
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Once all ingredients are incorporated, portion out the batter into the muffin cups.
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Bake the muffins for 20-23 minutes if regular sized, or 14-16 minutes if mini sized.
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Makes 30 mini muffins or 18 regular sized muffins.
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- Room Temperature Ingredients 🌡️Bring eggs and buttermilk to room temperature before mixing to ensure even incorporation and prevent lumpy batter that can result in dense muffins.
- Don't Overmix the Batter 🥄Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients just until combined; overmixing develops gluten and creates tough, rubbery cornbread instead of tender, crumbly muffins.
- Brown Your Butter First 🧈Melt butter until golden brown with nutty aroma, then cool slightly before adding to batter for enhanced richness and deeper, more sophisticated cornbread flavor.
- Preheat Muffin Tin in Oven 🔥Oil your mini muffin tin and preheat it for 5 minutes so batter hits a hot surface, creating golden, crispy edges while keeping the interior moist and tender.
- Perfect Sweetness Balance 🍯Use equal parts cornmeal and flour to maintain that classic savory cornbread character; the sugar enhances natural corn flavor rather than making them cake-like.
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Hi! I’m Christina… welcome to my kitchen! It’s so nice to meet you! I share tried and true recipes that anyone can make. I believe, if you can read, you can cook.
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Diet at a Glance
Vegetarian
Low-Cholesterol
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