Moist and flavorful, these savory Mini Cornbread Muffins with cheese, corn kernels and jalapeño make a great side dish and are also delicious as an appetizer, snack or even for breakfast.
1cupgrated jalapeño cheddar cheeseor a sharp (old) cheddar cheese
2tablespoonsfinely diced fresh jalapeñooptional
2tablespoonsfinely chopped cilantrooptional
Instructions
Position a rack in the centre of the oven and pre-heat the oven to 375°F.
Grease the mini muffin tins with butter and dust with flour or line the mini muffin cups with paper liners. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
In a second bowl, add and an egg, lightly whisk it and add the buttermilk and oil. Whisk until combined.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until just mixed.
Add the corn, cheese, jalapeño (and cilantro, if using). Stir just until mixed.
Fill the muffin cups until 3/4 full. Repeat until you have used up the cornbread batter.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the muffin comes out clean, about 11 minutes.
Serve warm with butter on the side.
Notes
If you would like to make some of these plain, you can add half of the jalapeño and half of the cilantro to half of the batter and keep the other half without.
Corn: You can use canned, fresh or frozen corn to make these muffins. If using frozen corn, measure the amount needed, thaw and drain well before proceeding with the recipe.
Buttermilk: Make a homemade substitute by combining milk with white vinegar or lemon juice. For one cup of buttermilk, add one tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice to your liquid measuring cup and add milk until you reach the one cup measurement line. Since for this particular recipe we need 1 and 1/4 cups of buttermilk, you will need to add one tablespoon plus just a little under one teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice and then top the measuring glass with milk until you reach one and a quarter cup of milk. Do make sure to use a measuring cup that can hold more than 1 cup of liquid.
Calories: This recipe makes approximately 44 mini cornbread muffins and each mini muffin has 58 calories.