Green Chile Corn Muffins With Chile And Lime Butter

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups plain flour
• 1 1/2 cups cornmeal
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon mild chili powder
• 3/4 cup milk
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 orange, rind
• 2 green chilies, seeded and chopped
• 1 lime, juiced
• 4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick)
• 1 pinch chili powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400°f.
• 2 to make the muffins, sift the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and chili powder together in a mixing bowl.
• 3 in a separate bowl, mix the milk, melted butter, and beaten eggs, then fold into the dry mixture.
• 4 stir in the grated orange rind and the chopped chiles.
• 5 spoon the batter into a greased muffin pan and bake for about 12 to 15 minutes until firm.
• 6 remove and set aside on a wire rack.
• 7 to make the chile and lime butter, beat all the ingredients together until soft and creamy.
• 8 serve with the warm muffins.