Pearl Cahill’s Jalapeno Cheesy Corn Muffins

Jalapeno Cheesy Corn Muffin

Jalapeno Cheesy Corn Muffins a favorite at Road’s End, Idaho potlucks!

In a scene in Wind in the Wires at the campsite in the Nevada desert, Reba Cahill suspects she’s been poisoned. She’s in agony. Her stomach hurts so bad. Grandma Pearl assures her it’s the very hot and spicy chili beans she ate. The spiciest food Reba had ever experienced up to that point was her grandmother’s Jalapeno Cheesy Corn Muffins. They were her limit. But she loved them.

Jalapeno Cheesy Corn Muffins Servings: 24 muffins

Jalapeno Cheesy Corn Muffins Ingredients:

2 cups yellow cornmeal

2 cups all-purpose flour (see links below for gluten-free conversions)

4 tsp. baking powder

5 Tbsp. sugar or light brown sugar or 3 Tbsp. honey

2 tsp. salt

Add pinch each: chili pepper, black pepper, and paprika

2 tsp. minced onion

2 tsp. minced garlic

2 cups buttermilk

4 eggs

1/2 cup melted butter

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for topping

10 oz. shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese, plus more for topping

1/3 cup frozen corn kernels (thawed) or fresh or canned, well drained

4 jalapenos, minced (**) or 1 can jalapenos diced and drained

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Jalapeno Cheesy Corn Muffins Directions:

• 1 Preheat oven 400° F.
• 2 Grease muffin tins or insert paper liners.
• 3 Combine eggs, buttermilk, and melted butter in bowl.
• 4 In another large bowl, combine all dry ingredients and whisk to blend.
• 5 Add shredded cheddar, jalapenos, garlic and onion, and corn kernels to dry ingredients.
• 6 Add wet ingredients and mix gently just until all is moist.
• 7 Divide batter evenly into 24 muffins, about 3/4 full.
• 8 Sprinkle with extra Parmesan and cheddar cheese.
• 9 Bake about 25 minutes or until golden brown.

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*Converting a recipe to gluten-free: http://huff.to/1KSxsjv … or use this online recipe and adapt to Grandma Pearl’s version: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/jalapeno-cheddar-corn-muffins

Or for the 2 cups of wheat flour mentioned above, convert to 1 1/2 cups rice flour, 1/3 cup potato starch, 1/3 cup tapioca starch, and 1 tsp xantham gum.

**Slice jalapenos in half. Remove seeds and membrane for less hotness. Don’t touch face or eyes before washing hands thoroughly.

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This recipe is also featured at Rambles of a SAHM blog: Rambles of SAHM

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Wind in the Wires
Janet Chester Bly

Now Available! Wind in the Wires, Book 1, A Trails of Reba Cahill Novel by Janet Chester Bly. Contemporary Western Mystery. A road adventure with a touch of romance. It’s Cowgirl Lit. 

Reba Mae Cahill searches for love and family. Old man Seth Stroud seeks justice for two cold case murders. Their journey together exposes lies and betrayal. Will the truth be too hard for either to bear?