Golden Cornmeal Muffins Recipe

Name: Golden Cornmeal Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups cornmeal; 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour; 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder; 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda; ¾ teaspoon ground mace (optional); ¾ teaspoon salt; 2 eggs; 2 cups buttermilk (or 2 tablespoons white vinegar, plus milk to equal 2 cups); ¾ cup brown sugar, lightly packed; ¼ cup melted butter or ¼ cup vegetable oil

Servings: persons

1 ½ cups cornmeal
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
¾ teaspoon ground mace (optional)
¾ teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 cups buttermilk (or 2 tablespoons white vinegar, plus milk to equal 2 cups)
¾ cup brown sugar, lightly packed
¼ cup melted butter or ¼ cup vegetable oil

1
Preheat oven to 400F Cornmeal muffins tend to stick to paper liners and to cups coated with nonstick spray.
2
So generously grease 12 muffin cups.
3
Using a fork, stir cornmeal with flour, baking powder, baking soda, mace and salt in a large bowl.
4
Whisk eggs inn a small bowl and stir in buttermilk, brown sugar and butter.
5
Stir into flour mixture just until combined.
6
Some small lumps will remain.
7
Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling to brims.
8
Bake in center of preheated oven until golden and a cake tester inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean, about 15 to 18 minutes.
9
Cool muffins in cups for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack.
10
Serve hot with honey.
11
Store muffins in a sealed bag or container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
12
Or refrigerate or preferably freeze.
13
Variations-Hot Pepper: Prepare muffins, reducing brown sugar to 1/3 cup.
14
Stir 1 seeded and finely chopped jalapeno pepper and 4 strips crumbled crispy bacon, or 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh coriander and 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper into batter.
15
Bake according to recipe.
16
Double Corn 'n' Cheddar: Prepare muffins, reducing brown sugar to 1/3 cup.
17
Stir 2/3 cup kernel corn (frozen or canned, drained) and 1/3 cup grated old cheddar or Swiss cheese into batter.
18
Sprinkle tops of muffins with another 1/3 cup grated cheese.
19
Bake according to recipe.

1446

kcal

Calories

113

Fat

101

Carbs

Protein

Fat Carbs Protein

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

No additional tips available.

No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 10 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 ½ cups cornmeal, 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder, 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda, and more.

Yes, Golden Cornmeal Muffins falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Golden Cornmeal Muffins

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