Christmas Cornbread Muffins

By Tamipri

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. mild pork sausage
• 3/4 c. cornmeal
• 1/4 c. flour
• 1 Tb. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 c. sour cream
• 3/4 c. butter, softened
• 1 tsp. hot pepper sauce
• 1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen corn, thawed
• 1 c. grated sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 c. chopped sweet red bell pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large skillet, brown sausage over medium-high heat; drain well. In a large bowl, combine next 4 ingredients; beat until smooth. Fold in sausage and remaining ingredients. Spoon batter into greased tree-shaped baking tins, filling tins 2/3 full. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container. Give with instructions for reheating.

To reheat, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake on an ungreased baking sheet 8-10 minutes or until heated through.