Spicy Cornbread Mini-Muffins
Description
It takes less than an hour to whip up 3 dozen mini muffins made with cornmeal and flavored with jalapeno peppers and Cheddar cheese. They make a bite-sized sweet and savory treat and a fun addition to bring to a potluck.
Ingredients
•
1 cup all-purpose flour
•
1 cup yellow cornmeal
•
1/4 cup white sugar
•
4 teaspoons baking powder
•
1/2 teaspoon salt
•
1 teaspoon garlic powder
•
1 1/2 cups finely shredded Cheddar cheese
•
1 cup milk
•
2 eggs
•
1/4 cup vegetable oil
•
3 canned jalapeno peppers - stems and seeds removed and peppers finely diced
•
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
•
1 tablespoon butter, melted - divided
•
3 tablespoons yellow cornmeal, or as needed - divided
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2
Whisk flour, 1 cup cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, and garlic powder together in a bowl. Mix Cheddar cheese into dry ingredients until coated.
3
Beat milk, eggs, vegetable oil, jalapeno peppers, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl until well mixed. Make a well in the Cheddar cheese mixture and pour egg mixture into the well; stir just until combined. Batter should be slightly lumpy.
4
Brush 18 mini muffin cups with melted butter; spoon about 1 teaspoon cornmeal into each mini muffin cup, tilt pan to coat muffin cups with cornmeal, and tap out the excess. Spoon batter into each muffin cup to about 2/3 full.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 11 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool 5 minutes in the pans before removing to finish cooling.