Brown Butter Cornbread Muffins With Sweet Tea Glaze Food

BROWN BUTTER CORNBREAD MUFFINS WITH SWEET TEA GLAZE

Steps:

• Make The Brown Butter Cornbread Muffins:
• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Cut 6 tablespoons of butter into 12 (½ tablespoon) pats. Place 1 pat of butter in each cup of a 12-cup muffin pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Cut the remaining 1 ½ sticks of butter into chunks and melt in a medium, light-colored saucepan over medium heat. Continue to cook the butter, swirling the pan, until it turns golden brown and smells nutty, 5 to 7 minutes-the butter will foam while it's browning. Remove from the heat, add the corn, and stir to coat the kernels in butter. Let cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, honey, and eggs. Add the warm (not hot) corn mixture and whisk to incorporate. Add the flour mixture and gently fold until just combined.
• Place the muffin pan in the oven and heat until the butter is melted, foaming, and starting to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Carefully remove the hot pan from the oven. Spoon about 1/3 cup of batter into each muffin cup-they will be very full. Return the pan to the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffins comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes in the pan then transfer the muffins to a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet.
• Make The Sweet Tea Glaze:
• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the tea and honey and bring to a simmer. Continue simmering until reduced by half, about 20 minutes. Add the butter and whisk until melted. Carefully measure 2 tablespoons of the hot glaze, combine with the cornstarch, and whisk to dissolve. Whisk the cornstarch mixture back into the glaze, add the salt, and continue to simmer, whisking frequently, until thick and slightly reduced, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pour the glaze over the muffins and enjoy warm or at room temperature-before they're all gone!

BUTTERY CORNBREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a large bowl, then mix using a hand beater (no longer than 1 minute) Pour into 12 large muffin cups.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees F.

MAPLE-BUTTER GLAZED CORN BREAD

Steps:

• NOTE: USE REAL BUTTER AND PURE MAPLE SYRUP (DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT USING MARGARINE AND IMITATION MAPLE PANCAKE AND WAFFLE SYRUP!). (STEP ONE): PREHEAT oven to 400°F for sheet cornbread OR 350°F for muffins; BUTTER an 8"x8" square glass baking dish or a 9"x9" glass pie plate (OR grease, then add liners, in up to 18 muffin cups).
• COMBINE the dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl (1 cup yellow cornmeal, 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt, 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon).
• WHISK the wet ingredients well in a small mixing bowl (3/4 cup fat-free buttermilk, 3/4 cup grade A pure maple syrup, 1/3 cup vegetable oil, and 1 lightly beaten large egg).
• ADD the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients; STIR just until blended (IF PREPARING MUFFINS, LET BATTER REST 3-4 MINUTES, RE-STIR, THEN FILL MUFFIN CUPS.
• SCRAPE batter into prepared baking dish, or equally into muffin cups, using a flexible spatula.
• BAKE sheet cornbread on center rack at 400°F for 20-25 minutes, OR muffins at 350°F for 18-20 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• MEANWHILE, prepare the MAPLE-BUTTER GLAZE: In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt 1 tablespoon salted real butter. Add 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup. Stir as needed, until flavors meld and consistency is smooth, about 3 minutes. Keep warm on lowest heat.
• IMMEDIATELY after baking while wearing oven mitts, baste the MAPLE-BUTTER GLAZE quickly, neatly and evenly over top of corn bread using a soft pastry brush.
• COVER baking tin with a foil tent (don't allow tent to touch cornbread or muffins), sealing the edges tightly; LET stand for 10 minutes.
• SERVE warm and enjoy.