As the name indicates this is a savory recipe not a sweet one. Knowing that and intending it to accompany red beans and rice this recipe came out great for me. I had only a small (approx 8 oz) can of creamed corn so I added about 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup more of buttermilk to make up for it. I was concerned about the consistency of the batter--it was about as thick as cooked cream of wheat--but the muffins rose up nicely and are not dense. Given others' complaints about saltiness since I was using salted butter I reduced the added salt to a dash but it could actually use a little more. Perhaps 1/2 tsp if using salted butter is the happy medium. I put in half a 4.75 oz can of green chilis to give it zing and topped each one with a bit of shredded cheddar cheese to get a crackly flavorful top. This made exactly four dozen mini muffins. Though they came out of the metal mini-muffin tins crispier even those baked in the silicone mini-muffin pan have a satisfying texture chewy on the outside and velvety on the inside.
I have the cookbook that this recipe appears in (Perfect Recipes For Having People Over by Pam Anderson) and it calls for 1 stick of UNSALTED butter not regular butter as the recipe here states. If using regular salted butter just cut down on the salt as other reviews have suggested. Hope this helps....
DELICIOUS! I would definitely make these for company! As to whether they stay moist I cannot say...none were left. I did use UNSALTED butter ONLY 1 tsp. SALT doubled the sugar to 2 Tbsp. and baked in my stoneware muffin pan which was oiled/greased with a silicone pastry brush for 17-18 minutes. (On second try I tried greasing my stoneware with shortening BEFORE putting in oven and it worked great.) Crunchy on the outside and perfectly moist within. The secret is the preheated pan. Mmmm! Served with Ham and Bean Soup II (this site).
These were really good and are pure comfort food! The directions say to boil the creamed corn and add cornmeal but I skipped this step and simply combined the dry ingredients in a bowl combined the wet and added to the dry mixed quickly and proceed to bake in a preheated oven for 15 min. I used about a 1/3 cup for each muffin and they turned out perfect!
These muffins were definitely moist and stayed that way for a few days! I reduced the salt to 1 tsp which was plenty for me. I would recommend increasing the sugar slightly. These may also be good if jalapenos were added (something I will try next time.) A great compliment to a Mexican meal but they need some doctoring if you're thinking about them for breakfast!!
I would recommend adding more sugar if you are using this for breakfast. I also made them with plain milk rather than buttermilk and they were still moist.
As is this is a good recipe if you are looking for a moist corn muffin or bread to accompany dinner. As a breakfast muffin it does not have enough sweetness. I had doubled the sugar and it still was not sweet enough for me. With that said I think it is a good base to start it just needs to be tweaked for personal taste. Some other posters mentioned they came out too salty. Personally I like the saltiness of them but I can see how some may not like it.
An okay recipe - I have three stars because the muffins had WAY too much salt in them. Next time I would use less salt and maybe twice the sugar or more. They had a nice crunch to them though! I also added chopped jalapenos to half of the batch - good!
Very good! I didn't think it was too salty at all in fact I thought it could have used a tad more to really bring out the corn flavor. (I did use unsalted butter.) But they turned out exactly as described both crispy and moist. I followed the recipe exactly. I'll definitely use this again perhaps adding in more corn or some jalapenos next time. ADD: I have tried adding 1/2 cup sugar but it doesn't make a difference in taste. If you want to sweeten it perhaps try 1 cup of sugar. Or eat it like my grandmother does - with butter and maple syrup on top. Also my oven won't go to 450 degrees without setting off the smoke detectors so for me 20 minutes at 400 degrees is just right.
