Mr.Christie may make a good cookie, but Betty Crocker makes a tasty muffin

Since I made cornbread stuffing one year for thanksgiving, that has now become the item I  HAVE to bring.

Cornbread

Booooorrrinnnng.

It's very simple. Here's the recipe if you want to make some:

1 c        Flour

1 c.       Cornmeal

1 tbsp.  Sugar

1 tsp.    Baking Powder

1/2 tsp. Baking Soda

1/4 tsp. Salt

1 1/4 c. Buttermilk

1           Egg

1/4 c.    Butter, melted

In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients. Pour the wet over the dry and stir together. Grease an 8" pan, pour in batter, and bake at 375° for about 25 minutes.

Soooo... while I waited for that to bake, because I was bored,  I decided to try out a recipe I found in a Betty Crocker magazine for Gingerbread Cupcakes. It was well worth it.

Here's what you need:

1/2 c.   Sugar

1/2 c.   Butter, softened

1/2 c.   Molasses

2           Eggs

2 c.       Flour

1 tsp.    Baking Soda

1/2 tsp. Salt

1 1/2 tsp. Ground Ginger

1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon

1/2 tsp. Ground Allspice

3/4 c.    Water

And here's how you make them:

1. Preheat oven to 375°, place paper baking cup in 18 regular-size muffin cups.

2. In a large bowl, beat together sugar, butter, molasses, and eggs with an electric mixer. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and water. Spoon about 1/4 c. of the batter into each muffin cup.

(she could be a spokesmodel for that mixer)

(he likes to help too)



3. Bake 15-18 mins. or until toothpick comes clean. Cool for 5 mins, remove from pan to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 20 mins.

So tasty!

There was a recipe for icing as well, which I didn't get to... I was told (numerous times) by my spokesmodel, that "they would taste better with icing, I wish we had icing." So, if you make them, add some icing. I think they taste fine without any.... you be the judge.

Recipe courtesy of Betty Crocker "Fall Baking" magazine Oct/Nov 2010