Cornbread muffins

Cornbread muffins

These savoury snacks are brilliant for picnics and lunchboxes - plus they can be frozen ahead

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 12

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and brush a 12-hole muffin tin with some of the melted butter Put the corn kernels in a pan with the onion, chilli and a knob of butter. Gently fry for 5-10 mins until golden and soft.
  2. Mix together the flour, polenta, baking powder and cheddar with 1 tsp salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk together the eggs, buttermilk and milk, then stir into the dry ingredients with the remaining melted butter and corn mixture. Divide between the muffin holes (they will be quite full) and bake for 25-30 mins or until golden brown and cooked through - poke in a skewer to check. Best eaten warm.

Per serving

189 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 22g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 1g, sugar 3g, salt 0.44 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2010.

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  • 04 August 2010

    cmf-foodfile commented on this recipe

    Sounds divine - though Imay have to use peas instead of the corn niblets, to get husband to eat some too. I've been looking for a good recipe to use cornmeal - apart from cornmeal bread. Looks like I've found it. So now to see if it'll work in smaller amounts in a bun tin....

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  • 05 August 2010

    Rabbit rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Very easy to make and turned out perfectly. What a pity not one person liked them!

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  • 15 August 2010

    Maxine rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I love corn bread and had been waiting for a recipe like this for a while :) easy to make and yummy to eat. me and my boyfriend ate them as snacks cut in half and toasted to warm them back up with a tiny spreading of butter ) yum!

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  • 24 August 2010

    Lynsay rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    my husband has made these twice now, they do need eating whilst fresh and warm. But they are lovely and went very well with the chilli that he made too..... definately added to our favouites list.

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  • 25 August 2010

    Isabelle rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I would put a whole red chili in next time and a little more cheddar. They were also perfect the next day with bacon and eggs!

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  • 11 September 2010

    Elizabeth rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty but next time I'll add more cheddar and chilli.

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    13 September 2010

    ang commented on this recipe

    I made these with chopped crisply fried bacon instead of chilli, to appeal to my baby grandsons - they loved them!

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  • 03 April 2011

    Suki rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    These muffins turned out very tasty. As per suggestions, I added more cheese and a little less butter and a whole chilli. The taste of chilli was very sublte and next time I would add a stronger type of chilli. From a health point of view though, 50g of cheese as per the recipe is better. And a little less butter as well

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  • 14 May 2011

    Belit rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I liked this recipe a lot: easy to make and goes well with a veggie gratin or soup. I learned to love cornbread in the American South, and their versions tend to be slightly sweet. This recipe isn't, which I think makes it more suitable as a dinner side.

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  • 15 June 2011

    Nelly rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    I've given this one star as the recipe worked well. Unfortunately, nobody liked them!

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  • 22 July 2011

    Kat-G rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I have to admit I tweaked this recipe a little but the end result was yummy, my son loved them too!! Thanks for the idea xx

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  • 06 April 2012

    Jacky73 commented on this recipe

    can you use tinned sweetcorn and can you freeze these?

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  • 14 May 2012

    Rosie S commented on this recipe

    Any suggestions of what I could use instead of buttermilk to make them cheaper to make?

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  • 16 May 2012

    Rosie S commented on this recipe

    Scratch that, buttermilk is only 50p from morrisons! I didn't do chilli or onion as I had none in but did sweet chilli Philadelphia and smoked paprika - yummy! Just a tip, don't think you're being clever making them in paper cases, they just stick!

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  • 27 July 2012

    KtDH rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Worked brilliantly and everybody loved them. We love garlic so I added some to this and I think it accentuated the taste nicely.

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  • 13 October 2012

    Suissemisse commented on this recipe

    Yes, you can freeze them. Lovely warmed up with Philadelphia and chilli jam

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  • 13 October 2012

    Suissemisse commented on this recipe

    Oh...and you can use 284ml plain milk and a squirt of lemon juice instead of buttermilk

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  • 24 January 2013

    Button123 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yummy! Tasted great the next day cold or zapped in the microwave for 20secs to refresh. I'll definitely make these again.

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  • 24 March 2013

    Lisa rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I changed these quite a bit, as i usually try to cut down on fat and am looking for gluten free recipes. I used all polenta (fine flour), no flour, no butter (apart from the olive oil I added to the onions) and instead of buttermilk, I added a lot of yoghurt. They are so delicious, light and airy, I've made them twice in a week. Thanks very much for the idea!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 12

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 85g melted butter , plus extra for frying
  • 1 large sweetcorn , kernels sliced off
  • 1 small onion , finely chopped
  • ½ red chilli , deseeded, finely chopped
  • 140g plain flour
  • 140g polenta or cornmeal
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 50g strong cheddar , grated
  • 2 eggs
  • 284ml pot buttermilk
  • 100ml milk
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Per serving

189 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 22g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 1g, sugar 3g, salt 0.44 g

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