Tuesdays with Dorie: Savory Corn and Pepper Muffins
January 13, 2009 at 2:04 am | Posted in breakfast things, groups, muffins/quick breads, savory things, tuesdays with dorie | 44 Comments
Rebecca of Ezra Pound Cake chose Savory Corn and Pepper Muffins for TWD this week. I love months where we get a savory or breakfast recipe…one less dessert to squeeze in. I made six muffins. We had a couple for breakfast with scrambled eggs, and a couple with a Mexican-ish tortilla casserole I made for dinner. They were the perfect accompaniment for both.
These muffins are wonderfully spiced from the chili powder, and have lots of good add ins, like corn kernels, jalapeños and red pepper. While I know some people can’t stand the stuff, I am a cilantro fiend and always use a heavy hand with it. If you’re a cornbread purist, you may not go for these. I’m not, so I did…I thought they were best warm.
For the recipe, read Rebecca’s post or see Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan. Don’t forget to check out the TWD Blogroll.
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Happy New Year!
I’ll definitely be trying these babies, the next time my DBF makes his favorite chili. I’m in need of a good cornbread recipe!
Comment by Mari— January 13, 2009 #
oh wow, your muffins look gorgeous! Love your presentation! I’m jealous. lol
Comment by HoneyB— January 13, 2009 #
Mmm, spice!!
Comment by VeggieGirl— January 13, 2009 #
Savory muffins are the best! Gotta make these soon!
Comment by Meeta— January 13, 2009 #
I made the “playing around” version…but I can see I’m going to have to make them again with full flavor…they are so colorful!
Beautiful job, Steph!
Comment by juju73— January 13, 2009 #
Beautiful, Steph! And you’re right… What a nice change those savory muffins were after all this sweetness from Christmas…
Comment by Vibi— January 13, 2009 #
It is nice to have a non dessert for a change. Your muffins look perfect!
Comment by Spike— January 13, 2009 #
Not only is this a great recipe but your photo is beautiful. It really gives us a feel for the lovely texture of these muffins. Can’t wait to try them.
Comment by Eliana— January 13, 2009 #
They look gorgeous.
I didn’t had jalapenos to mine.
I just can’t handle the heat anymore.
Comment by chocolatechic— January 13, 2009 #
Cute muffins! I agree- these are best warm.
Comment by Jodie— January 13, 2009 #
Oh, they look really good. I like your choice of meals to serve them with…very workable here, so going there with these next.
Comment by Kayte— January 13, 2009 #
I haven’t had breakfast. Could you be a doll a send me one of these? Lol. They look so yummy!
Comment by Janna from Honeyed Hashette— January 13, 2009 #
Absolutely stunning, as always! You inspire me!
Comment by Teanna— January 13, 2009 #
Your muffins look fantastic! I also liked them best when they were fresh out of the oven.
Comment by Kimberly— January 13, 2009 #
Whoa – those muffins look so big and great! I loved these. Great job.
Comment by Peggy— January 13, 2009 #
Yours look amazing! I also love cilantro and add extra whenever I can.
Comment by Leslie— January 13, 2009 #
I loved all of the color peeking out of these. You had them for breakfast? Must make another batch …
Comment by Rebecca— January 13, 2009 #
They’re certainly purdy!
Comment by RecipeGirl— January 13, 2009 #
Weren’t these good?? And so Southwesternish with all the wonderful colors. Yours look great.
Comment by teaandscones— January 13, 2009 #
What a great way to serve these! They look delicious!
Comment by Karen— January 13, 2009 #
Happy new year! Your photos always look so appealing – these muffins look way better than mine!!!
Comment by Tammy— January 13, 2009 #
Very pretty muffins your picture taking skills make mine look like crap! I so need to figure out how you guys get such great pics!!!
Comment by Danielle— January 13, 2009 #
your monster muffins look awesome! i’ve been wanting to make a version of chipotle cheddar muffins. maybe i’ll make these instead.
Comment by mimi— January 13, 2009 #
Love your picture with the red text added to it. I’m glad I tried them as is as well; so good. Thank you for stopping by and commenting!
Comment by Kimberly— January 13, 2009 #
Your muffins are gorgeous. I’m glad you liked them.
Comment by pinkstripes— January 13, 2009 #
gorgeous muffins! They are so perky with all those confetti colors bursting through, aren’t they? I’ll bet they were great with eggs!
Comment by Robin— January 13, 2009 #
Colorful muffins with a kick. I love it!
Comment by Maria— January 13, 2009 #
Yeah, I’m no cornbread elitist either – and I loved these things. Yours look lovely.
Comment by rainbowbrown— January 13, 2009 #
I never used to like cilantro, but man is it good with other tex-mex and spicy foods. And sour cream. Can’t forget the sour cream. Yum.
Comment by Caitlin— January 13, 2009 #
Such lovely muffins. I could do with one of those right now!!
Comment by kj— January 13, 2009 #
They look great & the way you served them sounds perfect! We skipped this one as we weren’t to sure of the combo but you made it sound great!
Comment by Chez US— January 13, 2009 #
Your muffins look so pretty with all of the colors in them!
Comment by Tami— January 13, 2009 #
I am so loving all of these corn pepper muffins popping up. Your photos are great – makes me hungry for a bite right now 🙂
Comment by Kristen— January 13, 2009 #
Oooh, I just read about these on A Consuming Passion and started salivating just reading about them. And now, I see a picture. And oh my goodness, those look amazing! I’m pretty sure I would love these.
Comment by Sues— January 14, 2009 #
Your muffins look great! All the colors looks fantastic!
Comment by food librarian— January 14, 2009 #
GREAT photo! I am a cilantro fiend, too, but I made the wrong corn muffin recipe, so I’ll have to try this in the future.
Comment by Madam Chow— January 14, 2009 #
Yes, best warm with lots of melty butter and honey. Fantastic photo!
Comment by Carol Peterman— January 14, 2009 #
Those look just lovely. I love the color contrast.
Comment by Jules— January 14, 2009 #
I loved these, too, including all the add-ins. (I also included cheddar cheese – it played well with the others.)
Comment by Jayne— January 14, 2009 #
Your muffins look so pretty I could actually eat cornbread with stuff in it!!
Comment by Tania— January 14, 2009 #
wow yours are so photogenic! they look great!
Comment by rachel— January 15, 2009 #
Thje muffins look wonderful. Your photos are gorgeous. I love all the flecks of color that show up on your photos.
Comment by Shari— January 16, 2009 #
Yours look like they turned out wonderfully!
Comment by Gretchen Noelle— January 17, 2009 #
These will go great with my menu for the upcoming weekend….two huge pots of soup and a bunch of friends over for dinner. Thanks for sharing!
Comment by Alison— January 26, 2009 #