True Blue Cornbread Muffins

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 425F.
2. 2
   Coat 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
3. 3
   Combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in bowl.
4. 4
   Whisk together egg and oil in separate bowl.
5. 5
   Whisk in buttermilk.
6. 6
   Stir buttermilk mixture into cornmeal mixture until just combined.
7. 7
   Fold in 3/4 cup corn kernels.
8. 8
   Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups.
9. 9
   Sprinkle muffins with remaining 1/4 cup corn kernels.
10. 10
    Bake 20 minutes, or until brown around edges and toothpick inserted into muffin centers comes out clean.
11. 11
    Serve warm.