American · Snack

Cornbread muffins

Golden cornmeal muffins have a tender crumb, lightly crisp edges and a modest sweetness. Buttermilk keeps the batter soft, and the individual portions make an easy accompaniment to soups, beans or a shared meal.

VegetarianEasy12 muffins
Cornbread muffins serving inspiration

Serving inspiration; this recipe’s finish may vary. Photo: A Healthier Michigan from Detroit, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop to fit.

Ingredients

Original recipe: 12 muffins. Ingredient amounts scale below; the method is written for 12 servings. For larger amounts, use separate batches and check doneness.

  • 180 gFine yellow cornmeal
  • 150 gAll-purpose wheat flour
  • 300 mlButtermilk
  • 2 eachEggs
  • 70 gButter melted
  • 40 gSugar
  • 2 tspBaking powder
  • ½ tspBaking soda
  • ¾ tspSalt
  • 2 tspNeutral oil for the pan

Make it

  1. Heat the oven to 400°F/200°C. Oil a 12-hole muffin pan or use paper liners. Whisk cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
  2. In another bowl, whisk buttermilk, eggs and melted butter. Pour into the dry ingredients and fold just until no dry flour remains.
  3. Divide the batter evenly between the 12 cups, filling each about three-quarters full.
  4. Bake for 17–20 minutes, until golden and a skewer inserted into a muffin comes out without wet batter.
  5. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack for another 5 minutes before serving.
Ingredients, recipe context & sources

Ingredient flags: Milk, Eggs, Wheat. Check packaged ingredients and cross-contact.

This is an original Livura home-cooking interpretation, not yet independently kitchen-tested. Source links provide dish and cultural context; the recipe wording and quantities are Livura’s.

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