Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Corn Muffins

Categories: November 19
Yield: 1 servings

1 1/4 c Yellow cornmeal
1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 tb Sugar
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
1 c Grated extra-sharp Cheddar
-cheese; (about 4 ounces)
3/4 c Buttermilk
1 lg Egg
1/2 Stick unsalted butter;
-melted and cooled
; (1/4 cup)
2 tb Minced seeded pickled
-jalapeno chilies; (wear
-rubber gloves)
A; (7-ounce) jar
; roasted red
; peppers, drained,
; rinsed, patted very
; dry between paper
; towels, and chopped
; fine

Preheat oven to 425F. and butter twelve 1/3-cup muffin tins.

In a bowl whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking
soda, salt, and Cheddar. In a small bowl whisk together buttermilk, egg,
butter, and chilies. Add buttermilk mixture to cornmeal mixture, stirring
until just combined, and stir in roasted peppers (do not overmix).

Divide batter evenly among muffin tins and bake in middle of oven 15 to 20
minutes, or until golden and a tester comes out clean.

Makes 12 muffins.

Gourmet November 1994

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