Recipe Collection: Corn Muffins

Written by Kate Tietje and updated by Sarena-Rae Santos in November of 2023. 

A while back, I had made chili (you can find that recipe in my cookbook, Wholesome Real Food Favorite)), and decided to make some cornbread to go alongside.  I don’t use recipes — usually — when I bake anymore, so I threw some stuff together.  It was delicious and became a staple in our home over the years.  I’ve even designed a gluten-free version that’s just as good as the original.  (The pictures are the gluten-free version.  Dark teff flour changes the color of the muffins.)

Cornbread is a real comfort food for many, and it goes great with chili, stews, or just on its own with some homemade butter.

Traditional southern cornbread is cooked in a cast iron skillet and isn’t sweetened at all.  If that’s what you love…great…but this isn’t it.  I grew up with the boxed mixes and came to like slightly sweet cornbread.  This tastes just like it, with healthier ingredients!

Corn Muffins

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup sprouted flour (or teff flour, for gluten-free)
• 1.5 tsp. sea salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 4 – 6 tbsp. honey (depending on how sweet you like it)
• 2 eggs
• 6 tbsp. butter, melted (learn how to make your own butter)
• 1 cup milk

Directions:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 400ºF.

Step 2: Mix together all the dry ingredients in a medium bowl.

Step 3: Add the honey, eggs, and butter and stir gently.

Step 4: Add a little milk at a time until a medium-thick batter forms; about 1 cup.

Step 5: Spoon into a prepared muffin tray or an 8×8 baking pan.

Step 6: Bake for 12 – 15 minutes for muffins or 15 – 20 for an 8×8 pan.  Serve hot with lots of real butter.

Corn Muffins

A fantastic sweet corn muffins made from real food ingredients.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup sprouted flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 4-6 tbsp. honey
• 2 eggs
• 6 tbsp. butter melted
• 1 cup milk

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 400ºF.
• Mix together all the dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Add the honey, eggs, and butter and stir gently.
• Add a little milk at a time until a medium-thick batter forms; about 1 cup.
• Spoon into a prepared muffin tray or an 8×8 baking pan.
• Bake for 12–15 minutes for muffins or 15–20 for an 8×8 pan. Serve hot with lots of real butter.

How do you like your cornbread?