I had never thought of any other type of bread going as well with soup as just plain ol' normal white/wheat bread. But then a couple of years ago at our small group (Bible study group we meet with once a month), we were planning the following meeting's meal and decided to have chili. Someone mentioned bread -- which I jumped on :) -- and someone else mentioned cornbread. Cornbread? With soup/chili? I have a great cornmeal muffin recipe that I got years ago from my mom, so sure! I'll make cornmeal muffins too.
I grew up with cornmeal muffins as a treat. We would take them fresh from the oven, tear them up into smaller pieces in a bowl, and drizzle them with maple syrup. That's my memory of cornmeal muffins!
But now I've come to really enjoy them with soup -- usually chilis or spicy tortilla-type soups -- smothered in butter. Or plain. But then I can also have one with maple syrup for dessert. :)
Without further ado, here is my mom's recipe! The best part? These should all be basic ingredients you have on hand already. Except maybe the cornmeal -- but I keep a small container on hand specially for these muffins and for homemade pizza...
| Cornmeal Muffins 1 cup cornmeal 1 cup flour 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp salt 4 tsp baking powder 1 cup milk 2 eggs 4 Tb melted butterStir dry ingredients together. Add the rest. Stir quickly until just moistened. Bake in greased muffin tin (or use paper cups) at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until tops have turned golden brown. Makes 12 muffins. |
And I love how this recipe only makes a dozen muffins. Just enough to fill one tin. Of course, it can easily be doubled or more to feed a larger crowd.
Do you like cornmeal muffins/cornbread/johnnycake/whatever you might call it?? :)
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ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and joining the blog hop! These look delish!
ReplyDeleteI've recently been trying out lots of breads with our meals! This looks like an awesome recipe =)
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We love cornbread in our house. I just buy the Jiffy mixes (57 cents at Meijer!) and press it in a pan instead of making muffins. (I'm lazy!) We always have it with chili, and with stew. Justin puts a piece of cornbread in the bottom of his bowl, then covers it with stew. I just like it buttered up!
ReplyDeleteOdd sidenote: our cat is OBSESSED with cornbread. Anytime we have it, she jumps all over us trying to get it. Weirdo!
I love cornbread! With real butter and honey...mmmm, so good!
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ReplyDeleteI am a cornbread fanatic we live in Michigan where Jiffy Cornbread mix is like cake to us LOL
ReplyDeleteThose muffins look soooo yummy!
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P.S. I absolutely love cornbread! I'm going to have to try out this recipe. :)
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ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! :) I live in Michigan as well, near Grand Rapids. I personally have never made the mix, but I know many who have. :)
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ReplyDeleteYou can't really beat 57 cents. :) We had a cat when I was little who was obsessed with popcorn...
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ReplyDeleteI have been looking for a recipe, but not that hard, on how to make corn muffins. Because I knew there was more than corn meal. Thanks for sharing.
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Regina, the crazy nuts mom
I love muffin! Good thing you posted the recipe. I will surely do this at home on weekends. I'm pretty sure this is a perfect companion of soup. Thanks for sharing! :)
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