Best Ever Corn Muffins

Directions

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   1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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   2. Spray (24) muffin cups with cooking spray, or line with cupcake liners.
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   3. In a large bowl, add the flour, sugar, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt. Whisk together until combined; set aside.
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   4. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, and slightly cooled melted butter until combined.
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   5. Pour milk mixture into the dry ingredients. Stir until just blended, being careful not to over mix or muffins will be tough.
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   6. Scoop batter into muffin cups with a large scoop or spoon - fill cups around
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   Variations (below quantities are for HALF of the batter - so split it in half prior to adding the add-ins):
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   For bacon-cheddar cornbread muffins - Into half of the batter, fold in:
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   1 Cup freshly shredded cheddar cheese
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    4 pieces of crisply cooked bacon, crumbled
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    Scoop into (12) muffin cups. Bake as directed.
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    -OR-
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    For Cherry Republic style - Into half of the batter, fold in:
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    1 Cup dried cherries
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    1/4 Cup finely chopped, fresh parsley
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    Scoop into (12) muffin cups. Bake as directed.