Muffin Shaming

If I can shame my dog, I can certainly shame a muffin. Especially these muffins:

 

I made them for a lady lunch I was giving for my mom and my SIL, Lisa. I'm usually a scratch cook, but in the interest of saving time, I brought out the box from the pantry and decided to give them a try.

Gee - I can't decide!

Luckily, I had all the ingredients I needed to make a replacement batch from scratch. Look at the muffins. Which one for you?

 If I were Martha White, I'd be embarrassed. But in lieu of shaming her and all of her ilk, I am going to include my can't-miss recipe for corn muffins. This makes 1 dozen medium sized muffins.

 

Preheat oven to 424.

Mix dry ingredients together:

1/3 c corn meal

2/3 c flour

1 tbs sugar

1 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

 

Mix wet ingredients:

1 egg

3/4 c milk

2 tbs oil or bacon fat

 

Gently fold dry ingredients into wet. Mix only enough to bind ingredients - batter should be slightly lumpy. Don't beat it to death.

Preheat geased muffin pan for 3 mins in the oven. Fill pans 3/4 full, bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until golden brown on top.

Thanks for reading! Have a great weekend.