I'll confess that when I made this recipe, I felt like I was just going through the motions. As the official office birthday cake baker, I had a busy last week. I made two cakes and thirty or so cupcakes for my coworkers, as well as a couple dozen cupcakes for my mother's birthday! I'll share more about those sweet treats later. By the time TWD baking time rolled around, I wasn't particularly excited about corn muffins.
All of that ambivalence changed once I popped one of these babies in my mouth! These things are GOOD! I made tiny little mini muffins and served them alongside barbecued pork ribs and homemade baked potato chips. Going forward, these muffins will be a staple in my recipe rotation. 
I threw a couple muffins on the dinner plate of my official taste tester, but I didn't tell him what they were. See, he's a believer that corn bread should be baked in an iron skillet with bacon grease. If I would have let him in on the secret he would have turned his nose up at my cute little muffins! I watched out of the corner of my eye as he took a couple of bites and eyed them suspiciously. He asked "is this some type of corn bread?" I was all innocence. "What?" "Why yes, yes they are. They're corn muffins! Aren't they cute?" He kind of snorted, ignored me for a while, cleaned his plate, and ate 4 or 5 more muffins. Eventually, he grudgingly gave them his seal of approval.
The bottom line? Try them! You'll like them! Check out the other TWD bakers here!
21 comments:
Cool! I'm glad you guys liked them. They were good!
I did like them but Grumpy's too picky. He ate two with his dinner but doesn't want them again. Its too bad because I enjoyed them!
Yummy... that's my kinda of cron muffins: a little crusty (the best part), of a rich golden color and totaly spicy! Very well done, Kimberly!
I loved them but my DH did not. Men. . .whatcha gonna do with them? :) Yours look great (love the crusty) and I'm glad you liked them.
You sound like you have been busy baking! Im glad you liked the muffins..they look tasty.
That sounds like a lot of cake to bake in one week! glad you liked these muffins
Nice ploy on your taste tester there! Hope you get a break on the baking at work!
LOL thats a sign they were good when they keep eating even when they have been tricked into tasting it :} Yors came out very pretty
glad these were able to break you out of your baking doldrums! :)
I'm also a cornbread in an iron skillet/bacon grease maker but these were good in a different way. I'm glad he 'saw the light!'
Cornbread with bacon grease is really good . . . but I loved these too. It's nice to know that you have options, right?
Two cakes, thirty-plus cupcakes for work, and a dozen more for your mom? Where do you get your energy?
I just got home from work and the thought of barbecued ribs and homemade potato chips (potato chips of any kind are my weakness. I could make a meal out of a one pound bag) is making me weak at the knees!
Oh, how fun that you made a corn muffin convert! Your minis are so cute they would win anyone over. We loved this recipe too.
Nancy
They look yummy! Glad you managed to convert your taster!
Did someone say "ribs"? Your muffins look fantastic! Awesome crust.
LOL - I love how he snorted, then ate 4 or 5 muffins. They were good though.
LOL, I can just picture your tester. Sounds like he's a convert.
I think the mini muffin pan was a good idea.
Yay, so glad that these were good enough to hold their own against all of those delicious cakes!! And glad that your official taste tester liked them too; that's always the best reward!
I loved these...good that you held out on the hubby before he asked what they were! Nice job!
These look great! I want to make them again!
You are the official birthday cake baker at your office! Sounds awesome (and maybe sometimes annoying?)!!! Your muffins look fantstic!
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