Corn Muffins - ATK

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Stone-ground whole-grain cornmeal has a fuller flavor than regular cornmeal milled from degerminated corn. If stone-ground cornmeal is unavailable, any fine-ground cornmeal (such as Quaker) will work.

  • 12

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter; melted and cooled
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup milk

Preparation

Step 1

1. Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 400 degrees. Generously coat a 12-cup muffin tin with vegetable oil spray.

2. Whisk the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Whisk the eggs and sugar together in a medium bowl until combined. Whisk in the melted butter, sour cream, and milk until smooth. Gently fold the egg mixture into the flour mixture with a rubber spatula until just combined. Do not overmix.

3. Use a large ice-cream scoop or measuring cup to divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups. Do not level or flatten the surface of the mounds. Bake until light golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out with just a few crumbs attached, about 18 minutes.

4. Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then flip out onto a wire rack and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.