Kicks Like a Mule - Mexican Jalapeno and Cornbread Muffins!

French Tart's Note:

These lovely little cornmeal muffins have quite a kick to them, it's the jalapeno peppers! A very simple and easy recipe that goes so well with chili, stews, soups, chilli con carne or when served as an appetiser snack - split them in two and spread with savoury butters or serve with dips. I made these up as an experiment, and they turned out so well, that I am on my third batch already!

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 12.0 Cornmea ...

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup plain white flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 cup yoghurt or 1 cup buttermilk
• 4 ounces butter , melted
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• ½ cup jalapeno pepper , drained and chopped

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 200C/400F and grease a 12 hole muffin tin.
2. Mix all the dry ingredients together and then add the yoghurt or buttermilk, melted butter and the egg. Mix until all the ingredients are combined - do NOT overmix!
3. Add the jalapeno peppers and mix gently again.
4. Spoon into pre-greased muffin tin and then bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until well risen and pale golden brown.
5. Serve with chili, chilli con carne, stews, soups or split and spread with savoury butter or dips.

Reviews

[Kittencalskitchen]

Delicious! I made this using Greek yogurt and used 2 jalapeno peppers for tons of "Kick" they baked out lovely and moist, thanks Tartie, this was made for Kittencalskitchen forum muffin tag event game

[Gerry]

Made these to serve with last nights supper soup. They are a WOW. Absolutely awesome, has to be one of the best corn meal muffins we have ever tasted. Dh loved them. Didn't have the jalepenos, snipped in two of the long slim super hot Kung Paos I have growing in large pots. Knowing how hot they are I went with 1/8 th teaspoon of the cayenne. On line calculator converted the 4 ounces of butter to 8 tablespoons. With a dozen muffins on the table called and had dd pick some up for her supper to avoid further temptation! Can't wait to serve these to family and friends when doing soup and so on for appetizers as well! Thank you for sharing - recipe already in my family favorites!

[PleasantNancy]

I will first have to say that I was not born with a baking gene. In fact, I break out in a cold sweat, and my heart starts pounding when I even think about making an attmept....However, the muffins turned out to be the most perfect that I have ever made or had, for that matter. Perfectly seasoned and savory. I added about 1 cup of cheddar cheese to the batter, and I used fresh chopped jalapenos. Baked for 21 minutes and perfectly browned. Made for Kittencal's Muffin Tag and enjoyed immensely!! I am forever grateful to you FT, for my first baking success!