Jiffy Corn Muffins Mix Clone

Submitted by Wheres_the_Beef

"Sometimes a recipe will call for a box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix. Here's a clone recipe you can make at home. If another recipe calls for a box of corn muffin mix, leave out egg and milk from this recipe. This recipe is equal to one 8.5 ounce box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix. Makes 1-1/2 cups dry muffin mix."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 6 muffins
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1⁄3 cup milk

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F Combine flour, corn meal, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix well with whisk.
2. Whisk in vegetable oil and mix until dry mixture is smooth and lumps are gone.
3. Combine above mixture with egg and milk and mix well. Batter will be slightly lumpy. For best rise, let batter rest for 3 or 4 minutes. Stir once or twice after rest.
4. Fill muffin tins 1/2 full. Bake 15-20 minutes. Makes 6 muffins.

Reviews

[gsanderson]

Vegan version: used whole white wheat flour, just 2 T sugar, 1 tsp baking powder, egg replacement made with 1T ground flax seed 3 T water allowed to sit for 10 or 15 minutes, and 1/2 c vanilla soy milk up to 1/4 c water. Splendid! I am a long time user of jiffy mix and this makes a tasty replacement in our new vegan lifestyle.

 

[ransomedbyfire]

I made this tonight using a self-rising cornmeal mix that contained flour but no sugar (because I did not have straight yellow cornmeal on hand). I added the amount of sugar called for in the recipe. I also had to add a little extra milk to make the batter suitable for plain cornbread. Other than these changes, I made the batter as directed and baked it at 400 degrees for a little less than 20 minutes. As others have said, it had a really nice texture. It was softer, moister, and less crumbly than Jiffy cornbread. The only thing I might change next time other than making it completely from scratch is to add just a little bit more sugar. After making this tonight, I see absolutely no reason (besides laziness) to ever buy Jiffy mix again. Thank you!

 

[Tea Girl]

Great recipe, I found the batter quite thick which made it hard to separate, but they look and taste wonderful. I ate Jiffy Mix a lot growing up, but of course you can't find it here in Germany. I made it to go along with chili but I think I would make it in future as well for breakfast and snacks.

 

[javonsnanna]

My now go to muffin and cornbread recipe,add 1/2 cup milk for cornbread.

 

[Va.2527]

Made this up as mixes to use later and stored in plastic containers. All I needed was to add the egg, milk & oil. First time I used the pre-measured mix I made pancakes. I used the recipe off the side of the Jiffy box for pancakes- added 1 egg, 2 T Canola oil and 3/4 c milk. The best pancakes ever, very light with a lot of flavor. This mix replaces the Jiffy boxes in my pantry. Thanks Antilope for sharing.