Valerie Bertinelli Cornbread Food

SPICED MINI CORN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 24-cup nonstick mini muffin pan with cooking spray.
• Whisk the cornmeal and flour together with the sugar, baking powder, paprika, salt, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, cayenne and baking soda in a large bowl and set aside.
• Whisk the buttermilk, egg, butter and oil together in a small bowl, then add the liquid to the dry ingredients. Mix until just incorporated.
• Divide the batter among the muffin cups (about 1 tablespoon per cup) and bake until puffed and golden and a wooden toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 11 minutes. Serve warm.

CRAZY EASY QUICKBREAD

Steps:

• Special equipment: one 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-by-2 1/2-inch glass loaf pan
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F; generously grease the loaf pan with butter.
• Whisk together the flour, sugar, beer, rosemary and Parmesan in a large bowl until evenly incorporated yet slightly lumpy. Transfer to the prepared loaf pan. Bake until golden and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 minutes. Unmold onto a rack and let cool. Cut into 1-inch slices and serve with butter.