Southwestern Chili-Cheese Corn Muffins

Name: Southwestern Chili-Cheese Corn Muffins
Yield: Makes 12 muffins
Ingredients: 1 cup (5 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 cup (5 ounces), cornmeal; 1/4 cup packed (1¾ ounces), light brown sugar; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 teaspoon, chili powder; 1/8 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon, salt; 1 cup, sour cream; 2 large, eggs; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly; 1 cup, frozen corn, thawed; 3 , scallions, sliced thin; 1/2 , red bell pepper, seeded and chopped fine; 1 cup, crumbled goat cheese, room temperature; 1 , jalapeño chile, seeded and minced; 1/4 , red onion, minced

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2008

Desserts or Baked Goods

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This inventive muffin is sweet, spicy, and crunchy all at once.

SERVESMakes 12 muffins

TIME1¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This corn muffin recipe is the perfect companion to a bowl of chili. Following basic muffin-making protocol—combining the dry ingredients in one bowl, wet ingredients in another, and finally folding the ingredients together until just barel...

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