Cheddar Corn Muffins with Jalapeno Butter
From peetabear 14 years agoIngredients
- • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus 1 tablespoon, softened, for brushing muffin cups shopping list
- • 2 cups white cornmeal (preferably stone-ground) shopping list
- • 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- • 1 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
- • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- • 3/4 cup corn, thawed if frozen shopping list
- • 1 1/4 cups well-shaken buttermilk (not powdered) shopping list
- • 1 large egg shopping list
- • 1 3/4 cups grated sharp Cheddar (5 1/4 ounces), divided shopping list
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- For jalapeño butter: shopping list
- • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened shopping list
- • 1 fresh jalapeño, finely chopped, including seeds shopping list
- • Equipment: a muffin pan with 12 (1/2-cup) muffin cups shopping list
How to make it
- Make corn muffins:
- Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle. Brush muffin cups with softened butter.
- Whisk together cornmeal, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl.
- Whisk together corn, buttermilk, egg, and melted butter in another bowl, then stir into flour mixture until just combined. Stir in 1 1/2 cups cheese.
- Divide batter among muffin cups and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese. Bake until puffed and golden-brown and a wooden pick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Turn out onto a rack to cool.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
- Make jalapeno butter while muffins bake:
- Stir together butter, jalapeño, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- Serve with muffins.
- Cooks’ notes: •Muffins can be made 6 hours ahead.
- •Jalapeño butter can be made 1 week ahead and chilled in an airtight container. Bring to room temperature before serving.
The Rating
Reviewed by 9 people-
OK peeta, get out of my brain;-)
While reading your last recipe post I was thinking of adding diced chiles to it & here you've come up with Jalapeno Butter. UMMMM
I can barely even think it without drooling a little...
5 & Bookmarkedmore jolielives in The Catskill Plateau loved it -
Yum!
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Sound so YUMMMY!!! high 5!
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