Cornbread Muffins

4.88 from 16 votes

Cornbread muffins bake up golden, tender, and lightly sweet with classic cornmeal flavor. Made with everyday pantry ingredients, they’re ready in about 30 minutes and perfect with butter, honey, chili, or barbecue.

Prep Time10

Cook Time18

Total Time28

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American Southern

Servings: muffins

Calories: 203kcal

Author: Kelly Bloom

Equipment

Muffin Pan

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 cups cornmeal yellow or white
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon baking powder
¾ cup milk
3 tablespoon honey or sugar
½ cup butter melted
2 large eggs

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 400℉. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with paper liners or grease the pan well if you don't want to use liners.
Combine the cornmeal, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl.
1 cups cornmeal, 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoon baking powder
In a separate bowl, combine the milk, honey, melted butter, and eggs. Whisk until well combined.
¾ cup milk, ½ cup butter, 2 large eggs, 3 tablespoon honey
Fold the flour mixture into the milk mixture until thoroughly combined. For the most tender muffin texture, don't over-mix.
Scoop the batter into the muffin pan. Fill the muffin cups ¾ full.
Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Transfer to wire rack and let cool.

Notes

Don't Overmix the Batter: Mix the wet and dry ingredients just until combined. A few lumps are perfectly fine. Overmixing develops the gluten, leading to tough muffins.
Fill Liners Properly: Fill muffin liners about two-thirds full to allow for proper rising without overflowing. This also ensures evenly sized muffins.
Test for Doneness: Muffins are done when a wooden skewer or toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs, not wet batter. The tops should be golden brown.
Cool in the Pan Briefly: Let the muffins cool in the muffin pan for 5-10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack. This helps them firm up and prevents them from sticking.

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