Spicy Corn Muffins With Irish Cheddar Cheese

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups yellow cornmeal
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup aged irish cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 cup fresh corn kernels or 1 cup thawed frozen corn kernels
• 1/2 cup aged irish cheddar cheese, grated (for sprinkling on top of muffins)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees f. butter 12 standard muffin cups.
• 2 combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cayenne pepper in a bowl.
• 3 in a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg and butter.
• 4 add buttermilk mixture to the cornmeal mixture and stir just until combined.
• 5 gently fold in 1 cup cheese and corn kernels.
• 6 divide batter evenly among the muffin cups.
• 7 sprinkle tops with the remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
• 8 bake 15-17 minutes, until golden and a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• 9 remove muffins from the tins and cool at least 5 minutes before serving.