Ingredients for - Spicy Cornbread Mini-Muffins

1. All-purpose flour 1 cup
2. Yellow cornmeal 1 cup
3. White sugar ¼ cup
4. Baking powder 4 teaspoons
5. Salt ½ teaspoon
6. Garlic powder 1 teaspoon
7. Finely shredded Cheddar cheese 1 ½ cups
8. Milk 1 cup
9. Eggs 2
10. Vegetable oil ¼ cup
11. Canned jalapeno peppers - stems and seeds removed and peppers finely diced 3
12. Vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon
13. Butter, melted - divided 1 tablespoon
14. Yellow cornmeal, or as needed - divided 3 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Spicy Cornbread Mini-Muffins

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Whisk flour, 1 cup cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, and garlic powder together in a bowl. Mix Cheddar cheese into dry ingredients until coated.

3 . Stage

Beat milk, eggs, vegetable oil, jalapeno peppers, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl until well mixed. Make a well in the Cheddar cheese mixture and pour egg mixture into the well; stir just until combined. Batter should be slightly lumpy.

4 . Stage

Brush 18 mini muffin cups with melted butter; spoon about 1 teaspoon cornmeal into each mini muffin cup, tilt pan to coat muffin cups with cornmeal, and tap out the excess. Spoon batter into each muffin cup to about 2/3 full.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 11 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool 5 minutes in the pans before removing to finish cooling.