Quick and Savory Muffins
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Cold weather and hot soup go hand in hand, so I have been drinking a lot of soup, but I kind of got tired of bread as an accompaniment. I needed something fresh and different, so I looked around and stumbled upon this savory muffin recipe. I am glad I made it because I really liked it. It made ‘soup day’ have a novel and interesting twist. The tangy taste of cheddar, coupled with cream style corn, and the subtle taste of chives, is irresistible. The addition of fine cornmeal and creamed corn, made it very filling. If you ever try these muffins, serve them hot, with a knob of butter, they are so delicious!
These muffins are easy and quick to make, so they can be prepared in minutes…
Cheese and Cornmeal Muffins
Preparation time: 15 minutes; Baking time: 20-25 minutes; Makes: 12 medium muffins
Ingredients
- 200g (1½ cups, 7oz) all-purpose flour
- 150g (1 cup, 5½ oz) yellow cornmeal (yellow maize flour)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 60g (¼ cup, 2oz) sugar
- 60ml (¼ cup) oil
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 200g (1 scant cup) cream style sweet corn (sweet corn cream style)
- 40g (⅓ cup) finely grated cheese (you can add more cheese if you wish)
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped chives (or green/spring onions)
- 180ml (¾ cup, 6 fl. oz) milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) or 375F (190C) convection setting, ten minutes before using. Grease or spray a 12-hole, medium muffin tin with melted butter or oil.
- Sift the flour, cornmeal, salt, baking powder and sugar into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre
- In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, oil, cream style corn, cheese, chives and milk. Add this mixture to the well and mix quickly with a fork until all ingredients are just combined. Do not over-mix. The batter should look quite lumpy. If it looks too thick, add a little more milk.
- Spoon mixture into prepared muffin pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let rest ten minutes then loosen the muffins with a flat bladed knife or spatula and transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve with soup or as a side.
Points to note
- Please note that oven temperatures are given as a guideline only. You may need to add or reduce the suggested temperature depending on your oven. I baked the muffins at 425°F (220°C), regular setting, for 22 minutes.
- I baked the muffins at 375ºF (190ºC) convection for 22 minutes (22 November 2016)
- If you can, please line up the muffin tin with paper cases for this recipe. Otherwise let the muffins stand in the tin for ten minutes before you loosen with a flat-bladed knife and carefully transfer to a wire rack. These muffins are delicate, so handle with care.
- Last Updated: 28 February 2019
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Step By Step Photos
Please always remember to assemble all ingredients before you start.
Sift the flour, cornmeal, salt, baking powder, and sugar into a large bowl
Make a well in the centre of the cornmeal mixture
Lightly combine eggs, oil, creamed corn, cheese, chives and milk in a separate bowl
Add egg mixture all at once. Mix quickly with a fork until just combined. Mixture should look lumpy.
Spoon mixture into prepared tins. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden.
myfavouritepastime.com Last Updated: 28 February 2019
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I am going to try this recipe tomorrow with homemade soup. Thanks so much for sharing.
Hi these are busy times for me. I hope your tried the Cheese and Cornmeal muffins with soup and enjoyed them. Thanks and have a wonderful week!
Liz
I will have to look for cornmeal here in The Netherlands…
LOVE creamed corn but the only place to get it is the Asian supermarket in the centre of town and it’s ridiculously expensive. My simple solution was to put regular corn kernels in a jug and take a stick blender to them.. works perfectly and for a quarter of the price!
Once I find the cornmeal I’d very much like to make this 🙂
They are delicious. I mostly serve them with soup and we have a lot of creamed corn and cornmeal here and it’s very cheap too. Thanks for browsing the blog. Have a wonderful week!!!
Thanks for the ping back. ..will visit your blog shortly…to see how the adaptation turned out.
These look so yummy! I haven’t had dinner, my stomach is growling.
Yes. When you are hungry, everything looks appetizing!
I really loved the mixture of cheese in a muffin. ( Never heard of that before) But the fact that I’d try anything with cheese, helped me discover muffins I can have without feeling too guilty about.
I love everything cheese too, so like you, I loved these muffins. Thank you for the feedback and for your support!
I tried them out and I like them they tasted like corn dogs I’ve never heard of corn muffins but I’m glad you posted this recipe.
You are right, the sure taste like corn dogs. Thanks again!