![]() ![]() ![]() If you count inhaling a muffin in five or six bites swooning. You might be tempted to skip the brown sugar if you’re in the mood for a traditional cornbread, but I can assure you these addition of the brown sugar will do two things: first, it adds a caramelized feel and taste, and second, it’ll make you swoon. Simple, right? This is one of the best recipe ideas I’ve tried in a while! 1/4 cup melted butter (or vegetable oil, your choice).1 package Corn Kits cornbread mix (or box of Jiffy mix).Have I enticed you? Are you ready to start baking? Great! There’s a full printable recipe at the bottom of this post but here’s a quick peek at what you’re going to need: Doctored Corn Bread Muffin Ingredients: Check out the bottom of this post for some other ideas for how to doctor up a cornbread mix. These doctored cornbread mix muffins are absolutely delightful! I added a bit of brown sugar to mine because I was in the mood for sweet cornbread, but you could just as easily make a savory version. I also knew, based on how my banana bread turned out, that these muffins were likely to be the best I’d ever baked. So, I knew it would probably be just the ticket for these muffins. All of those things are common ingredients in baking. Mama used to bake her cornbread in a cast iron skillet (or a cast iron mold that looked like ears of corn.) I decided to go with muffins because I always have my cupcake pans nearby.Īs I mentioned in an earlier above, mayonnaise is basically eggs, oil, and vinegar. So, I decided to use it for this recipe, too. Mama passed away in 2017 and I’ve only made cornbread a handful of times since, but every time I’ve used her favorite brand. I was reminded, in a flash, of my mother in the kitchen, baking up her favorite cornbread muffins. Overcome with emotion, my gaze traveled to the Corn Kits brand. I stood in the store, staring at the cornbread mixes. If you’ll allow me to take a little trek down memory lane, I’ll explain why. I happened to be working with the Corn Kits brand. ![]() (The author of the post says it’s the best jiffy cornbread recipe!) Honestly? I wasn’t sure I would find any, but I did! The first one I stumbled across was this Jazzed-Up Jiffy Cornbread Muffins recipe at Southern Bite. Something prompted me to look up recipes for cornbread with mayonnaise. In one jar they found everything they needed to make their baked goods light and fluffy–oil, eggs, and vinegar. I covered this to some extent in my Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake post, but the long and short of it is this: During the Depression when eggs, oil, and milk were being rationed, women began to bake with mayonnaise. (How am I just discovering this now? This sweet cornbread is the bomb!) Why Bake with Mayonnaise? This is truly the best way to make cornbread. The mayonnaise makes all the difference in the world! I am a believer. The same is true with these moist muffins. It seems impossible, but the result was out of this world! They were truly lighter than air and loaded with flavor.) Then I baked up a batch of Light and Fluffy Biscuits using mayonnaise in the recipe. That Banana Bread was the best I’ve ever eaten. Next, I added mayonnaise to a Banana Bread recipe. I baked up a Chocolate Mayonnaise cake recently and nearly swooned at how delicious it was. If you’ve been following my blog for a while you’ll notice I’m on a mayonnaise kick. And, thanks to the addition of a very special ingredient (full fat mayonnaise) it’s rich and decadent.Īnd you know my motto: starting with a boxed mix is always a good idea! Pass the Mayo, Please! This doctored cornbread mix is super easy and so incredibly tasty. Whether you like your cornbread plain or sweet, in muffin form or baked in a square pan, you’ve come to the right place. ![]()
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