Mini Pepper Corn Muffins

Total Time: 19 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons sweet red peppers, diced
• 2 tablespoons green peppers, diced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup cornmeal, plus
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 in a small skillet, saute' peppers in oil for 5 minutes or until tender; cool slightly.
• 2 in a bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• 3 in a small bowl, whisk the egg, buttermilk, butter and peppers until blended.
• 4 stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
• 5 fill paper-lined miniature muffin cups three-fourths full.
• 6 bake at 425 degrees for 6-9 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 7 cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.