The Best Corn Muffins…Ever

I’m pretty sure these are some of the best corn muffins. Ever. My Dad said so. And I believe him. He ate two with his Chipotle Meatball Chili. An unusual occurrence. When we go out to eat at a restaurant in Millbrook, NY for Turkey Tuesdays he never eats the corn muffins they give us with dinner. He takes them home and then pawns them off on me or my Mom.

I have to say these were really tasty. I’m convinced it was from sauteing the green tomatoes and onions beforehand, they melted right into the batter and were almost indistinguishable in the baked muffins. They added incredible flavor and a creaminess to the insides that I’ve never seen in a corn muffin. Nothing dry or crumbly about them. They were super moist and melted in my mouth in a burst of cheesy goodness. I will look no further for a better muffin recipe. This is the ONE!

A good substitute for the green tomatoes would be green chiles, bell pepper or jalapenos. Or you could just do all onion. I would definitely cut down on the amount if using jalapenos and up the amount of onion a bit.

Green Tomato Corn Muffins

(by Reeni)

1 and 1/2 cup Green or Red tomatoes, diced

1 cup Onion, diced

Vegetable oil, for sauting

Sea Salt and fresh Pepper

1 cup all-purpose Flour

1 cup Cornmeal

1 tablespoon Baking Powder

2 Eggs

1 cup Whole Milk

3 tablespoon Butter, melted

1 tablespoon Honey

1/2 cup Sour Cream

1 cup Swiss Cheese, shredded

1. Season the tomato and onion with salt and pepper and saute in two tablespoons vegetable oil over medium-low heat in a skillet for about 7 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat and let cool.

2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 12 muffin cup pan with butter or baking spray.

3. In a large bowl combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and 3/4 teaspoon Sea salt.

4. In a separate medium bowl whisk the eggs, add the milk, honey, butter and sour cream. Whisk together. Add this mixture to the dry mixture and stir together. Add the cheese and tomato/onions including any oil in the skillet. Mix together.

5. Fill the muffin cups just shy of the top.

6. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

7. Let cool 5 minutes. Best eaten warm smeared generously with butter.

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Comments

Judy says:

09/28/2009 at

Hey,Reeni, I posted about these muffins today on my blog. They really are terrific!

Juliet Grossman says:

09/23/2009 at

I am totally making these. Yum. My girls both LOVE all forms of cornbread and corn muffins. Thanks so much for swinging by my blog on my Sits Day last week:-)