Moist and delicious mini corn muffins loaded with bacon, cheddar cheese and jalapeños.
Yields 24 mini muffins
Author: YummyNoises.com
Ingredients
1cupyellow cornmeal, preferably stone-ground
1cupunbleached all-purpose flour
2teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonsalt
2eggs
⅔cupbuttermilk
⅔cupmilk
2tablespoonunsalted butter, melted
6slicesbacon, cooked and finely diced
3ozcheddar cheese, shredded
1medium jalapeño, finely diced
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Use a wooden spoon to dig a little hole in the center to make a well.
Crack the eggs into the well and stir lightly, then add the buttermilk and milk. Stir everything together quickly until almost combined, add the melted butter and stir until just combined. Reserve a small amount each of the bacon, cheese and jalapeño for garnish (if desired) and quickly fold in the rest.
Coat a mini muffin tin with nonstick spray and evenly divide the batter among the cups. Top each mini muffin with a little bit of the reserved bacon, cheese and jalapeño. Bake for 12 minutes, until the tops are lightly golden brown and the edges just start to pull away from the sides of the muffin tin.
Allow to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes, and serve!
Notes
Per mini-muffin (1/24 of recipe): 82 calories, 3g total fat, 2g saturated fat, 374mg sodium, 9g total carbs, 1g fiber, 1g sugar, 4g proteinAdapted from America's Test Kitchen: The New Best Recipe