Description
Hearty Southern sour cream cornbread muffins bring rustic comfort straight from grandma’s kitchen to your table. Warm, golden morsels deliver rich flavor with a tender crumb that beckons you to savor each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ cup melted butter (plus extra for greasing)
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons honey or sugar (optional, for a slightly sweet version)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Preparation: Warm the oven to 375F (190C) and prepare a muffin tin by lightly greasing or lining with paper cups.
- Dry Mixture: Thoroughly blend cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a spacious mixing bowl, ensuring even distribution of ingredients.
- Wet Fusion: Whisk eggs, sour cream, milk, melted butter, and honey into a silky, uniform liquid mixture, creating a smooth base for the muffins.
- Batter Assembly: Gently fold wet ingredients into dry components, stirring minimally to maintain a light texture – stop mixing the moment ingredients are just incorporated to prevent dense muffins.
- Filling and Baking: Distribute batter evenly across muffin cups, filling each approximately two-thirds full, then slide the tin into the preheated oven.
- Completion and Serving: Bake for 15-18 minutes until muffin tops turn a golden hue and a toothpick emerges clean when inserted. Allow a brief cooling period before serving, ideally accompanied by a pat of butter or a delicate honey drizzle.
Notes
- Stir batter just until ingredients combine to maintain a tender, light texture without developing tough gluten strands.
- Sour cream adds richness and helps keep muffins exceptionally moist, preventing dry or crumbly results.
- Allow ingredients like eggs and dairy to reach room temperature for smoother blending and more consistent baking.
- Adjust honey quantity or substitute with maple syrup for different flavor profiles while maintaining moisture balance.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 170
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg