Cornmeal Muffins With Bacon Bits And Pecans Food

UNBELIEVABLY MOIST CORNMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Grease or put muffin cups into a 12-muffin pan. (or use a 9-inch square baking pan).
• Combine dry ingredients in a bowl: cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt.
• In another bowl, combine wet ingredients: eggs, sour cream and melted butter.
• Add wet ingredients into the dry and mix well.
• Put into muffin cups or baking pan.
• Bake 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

BACON CORN MUFFINS WITH ORANGE BUTTER

Steps:

• For the muffins: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a mini muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
• Add the bacon to a medium skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is crispy, about 5 minutes. Pour the bacon and fat into a bowl and let cool slightly.
• Whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add the buttermilk, oil and egg to the bowl with the bacon and whisk together. Stir the milk mixture into the dry mixture and pour the combined batter into the prepared mini muffin tin, filling just to the top of the cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 10 to 15 minutes.
• For the orange butter: While the muffins are cooking, combine the butter, agave and zest in a medium bowl with a pinch of salt and stir until completely combined.
• Serve the muffins with fresh orange butter.

CORN MUFFINS WITH BACON BITS AND CHEDDAR CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to muffin mix package directions.
• Drizzle a little extra-virgin olive oil into a small skillet and place over medium-high heat. Add bacon to hot pan and crisp, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from pan and drain on a paper towel. Set aside.
• Prepare the muffin mix and muffin tin to package directions. Stir in paprika, chives, chopped cheese and crisp bacon bits. Fill muffin tins and bake until golden brown.

PECAN CORNMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread 1/2 cup pecans evenly on a baking sheet. Bake until golden brown and fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes. Cool briefly, then coarsely chop and set aside. Place muffin tins in oven to heat for 10 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, sift together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir in cornmeal and reserved chopped pecans. In a second bowl, combine egg, milk, yogurt, and butter. Pour egg mixture over flour mixture, and stir until flour is moistened, using a wooden spoon and as few strokes as possible.
• Remove tins from oven, and spray with vegetable cooking spray. Spoon batter into muffin tins, filling all the way to the top. Top each muffin with a pecan half. Sprinkle with a little brown sugar, and drizzle with melted butter. Bake until tops are golden brown and a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 15 minutes.

CORNMEAL MUFFINS WITH BACON BITS AND PECANS

Steps:

• Grease a 12-cup muffin tin; preheat oven to 400°.
• Put the bacon in a hot large skillet and fry until it is crisp-cooked.
• Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
• When cool enough to handle, chop and set aside.
• Sift the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl.
• In another bowl, whisk the egg until frothy, then blend in the milk and oil.
• Make a well in the center of the dry mixture and add the liquid all at once.
• Stir briefly; add the pecans and continue to stir just until blended.
• Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups.
• Bake on the center rack of the oven until the tops are lightly golden, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer the muffins to a wire rack or, if you're serving them immediately, put them in a cloth-lined basket and serve.
• Variation-add up to 1 cup grated smoked cheddar or Gouda or 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese.