Cheddar Blue Corn Muffin Recipe

Recently, I ate at a local restaurant in town and tried their mini corn muffins. They were a friend's favorite, and he challenged me to try and recreate them after trying them, as he's been unsuccessful in making them. While not true to the size, these do a great job of getting the texture downright, though they may be a tad on the sweet side. Sweet and cheesy, it could go well with different things. I found blue corn flour at a store in the area and decided to try to use that to make them since cornmeal often yields a more coarse or crumbly texture when finished, and I wanted something soft.

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4/1/20221 min read

On the subject of substitutions, any fine ground cornmeal should work. However, the texture will be different if you don't use cornflour. I think yellow corn flour would also work, as generally speaking, all corn flour and meals are pretty interchangeable.

Makes 12 normal-sized muffins. Preheat the oven to 375F. Line and spray a muffin tin.

  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter softened to room temperature.

  • ½ cup of sugar

  • 5 large eggs

  • ½ cup of milk

  • 2 cups of coarsely shredded sharp cheddar cheese

  • 1 cup of all-purpose flour

  • 1 ¼ Cups of fine blue cornmeal or harina para atole/blue corn flour

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

  • ½ teaspoon of kosher salt

In one large bowl or a mixer bowl, beat the sugar and butter until fluffy, then add the eggs and milk. Mix until well blended.

In a second bowl, mix the cornmeal/flour, all-purpose flour, salt, and baking powder; once mixed, add the cheddar cheese and stir.

Add the contents of the dry bowl to the wet bowl and mix until well combined.

Spoon the batter into lined muffin trays until even with the top, then bake for 20-25 minutes or until a cake tester or toothpick comes out clean. Best served warm.

This recipe was adapted from The Bread Bible by Beth Hensperger. The original recipe has actual corn and green chilies, but it seemed to be a good blueprint for what I wanted to make.

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