Oh, hello and welcome to my first post here! Some of you might have heard of Muffin Monday and I’m so excited to be part of it since Muffin is actually one of my favorite breakfast menu. About Muffin Monday: The basic idea of Muffin Monday is that we bake along together following a recipe as the base and giving it our own twist. The fun is in seeing all the variations one can come up with and how everyone has a different take on it.
The challenge this week came from a recipe by The Neelys, yes, they are the celebrity chefs of Bring Down The Neelys on Food Network. The recipe came with cornmeal flour. So, here’s the disaster as I prepped my muffin. I didn’t realize I mixed corn starch and all purpose flour, instead of cornmeal. Big mess!! Luckily, I realized it before I’d gone too far.
Anyways, I like this recipe – the crispy bacon gives extra crunchiness and the jalapeno really adds some heat. So, I hope you enjoy it, too!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tbs baking powder
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 medium eggs
- ½ stick butter, melted
- ¼ cup honey
- 1-2 Jalapenos, chopped
- ¾ cup Parmesan cheese
- 2 slices of bacon
Directions:
- Cut the bacon in as small pieces as you like. In a heavy-bottom pan (such as a cast-iron pan), cook the bacon on medium-high heat until it turns a deep brown color. Keep the fat/ oil.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease the muffin tin with fat from bacon.
- In a large bowl, mix the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk together the whole milk, eggs, butter, and honey.
- Add the wet to the dry ingredients and stir until just mixed. It can be a little lumpy.
- Add the parmesan cheese and chopped jalapeno to the mixture.
- Pour batter into the muffin tin, about 2/3 full. Sprinkle crispy bacon on top. Bake for 15 minutes, until golden.
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I love this savory take on this week’s muffin! We are so happy you could bake along with us! Happy #MuffinMonday!
Thank you – I really enjoyed doing it, too. So much fun!
Yum I love savoury muffins! these remind me of cornbread which i love
Yay – time to bake some.
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What a wonderful combination! I love bacon, cheese, jalapeños and cornbread together and your muffins look wonderful. Happy Muffin Monday to you!
Thanks, Stacy. Muffins is the answer to my breakfast this week.
Jalapeno and Parmesan?…loving it already
Thanks, Lisa. I can’t stop biting them, totally hooked!
These look like such tasty little morsels! Happy Muffin Monday
Thanks Lorraine. Happy Muffin to you, too
Oh, I could totally eat 10 of those
I’ll share some with you, for sure.
hey, love the new look! Are you doing away with Foodgasm Journal?
Hi Alice Yes, eventually..still need to transfer all my posts. *phew* That’s on my to-do list, hahaha. Thanks!
And the muffins look insanely good! LOVE!!!
Not sure how I found your blog, but I’m so glad I did – so stinking cute!! I will be back! Muffins as the first post I read makes it even better!! Love this idea my dear!
Thanks for visiting!
Congrats on the migration! The blog looks wonderful and I love the blog name too. Your savory muffins look delicious~~~!