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cigarillos. boys in yellow leopard sunglasses. eating chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes.
what does it take to feel something besides the opposite of ubiquity
pleasures in our country corn field
ripping petals off only purple flowery plants

Cornbread Muffins with Maple Butter

Bon Appétit | April 2007

by Jessica Strand

Maple butter
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons pure maple syrup (preferably grade B)

Muffins

  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 cup unbleached all purpo se flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 large egg
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, cooled slightly

Preparation

For maple butter:

Using electric mixer, beat butter in medium bowl until creamy. Gradually b

eat in maple syrup until well blended and smooth. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 week ahead. Cover and refrigerate.

For muffins:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 12 regular (1/3-cup) muffin cups.

Sift cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl. Whisk buttermilk and egg in another medium bowl; whisk in melted butter. Add buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients; stir just until incorporated (do not overmix). Divide batter equally among prepared muffin cups. Bake muffins until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 15 minutes (muffins will be pale). Cool on rack 10 minutes. Serve with maple butter.

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