Onion And Red Pepper Corn Muffins

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 red pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup unbleached flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400°f.
• 2 grease bottoms only of 18 muffin cups (2 1/2inches x 1 1/2 inches in size).
• 3 cook onions and peppers in butter for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened.
• 4 in a large bowl, using a fork, beat milk, 4 tablespoons melted butter and eggs until well combined.
• 5 stir in cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until flour is moistened.
• 6 (batter will be slightly lumpy).
• 7 fold in the peppere and onions.
• 8 divide batter evenly among the muffin cups (batter will be almost level with rims of muffin cups).
• 9 bake muffins for about 20 minutes or until light golden brown.