Best Bacon Corn Polenta Muffins Recipes

Bacon Corn Muffins with Orange Butter image

Provided by Trisha Yearwood

Time 35m

Yield 10 to 12 servings (makes 24 mini muffins)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Nonstick cooking spray, for the muffin tin
4 slices bacon, chopped
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large egg, lightly beaten
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 tablespoon light agave syrup
1 tablespoon orange zest
Kosher salt

Steps:

For the muffins: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a mini muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
Add the bacon to a medium skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is crispy, about 5 minutes. Pour the bacon and fat into a bowl and let cool slightly.
Whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add the buttermilk, oil and egg to the bowl with the bacon and whisk together. Stir the milk mixture into the dry mixture and pour the combined batter into the prepared mini muffin tin, filling just to the top of the cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 10 to 15 minutes.
For the orange butter: While the muffins are cooking, combine the butter, agave and zest in a medium bowl with a pinch of salt and stir until completely combined.
Serve the muffins with fresh orange butter.

Bacon & Corn Polenta Muffins image

Provided by AlisVolatPropriis

Categories < 60 Mins

Time 40m

Yield 24 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/4 cup yellow polenta
1/3 cup skim milk
40 g low-fat bacon, finely chopped
2 shallots, finely chopped
3/4 cup self-raising flour
125 g corn kernels, rinsed, drained
125 g creamed corn
1/4 cup cheese, grated
50 g canola margarine, melted
1 egg, lightly beaten

Steps:

Preeheat oven to 200°C or 180°C fan-forced. Line two 12-hole (1 tablespoon/20ml) mini muffin tins with paper cases. Combine polenta and milk in a bowl. Set aside for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, lightly spray a small non-stick frying pan with oil and heat over medium-high heat. Cook bacon, stirring, for 2 minutes or until bacon is crisp. Remove pan from heat. Cool for 5 minutes.
Sift flour into a large bowl. Add corn kernels, creamed corn, cheese and bacon mixture and stir until combined. Add spread, egg and polenta mixture and mix until just combined.
Spoon 1 tablespoon batter into each paper case. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool muffins in tins for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack. Serve warm or cold.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 40.9, Fat 0.7, SaturatedFat 0.3, Cholesterol 8.6, Sodium 81.8, Carbohydrate 7.6, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 0.2, Protein 1.6

Bacon and Scallion Corn Muffins image

Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Categories side-dish

Time 50m

Yield 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 teaspoon hot sauce
8 ounces (about 8 slices) applewood-smoked bacon, cut into 1/3-inch pieces
1 1/3 cups buttermilk, at room temperature
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 1/3 cups yellow cornmeal (about 7 ounces)
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (6 to 6 1/2 ounces)
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon fine salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 sticks chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
5 large scallions (green onions), chopped

Steps:

Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Line a standard 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
In a large nonstick skillet, cook the bacon, over medium heat until crisp and brown. Transfer the bacon to paper towels; drain and cool.
In a large bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, hot sauce and eggs. Combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and pepper in a food processor. Drop in the cold butter cubes. Using on/off turns, blend until the butter is cut in finely and the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Pour the dry ingredients over the buttermilk mixture. Scatter the bacon and green onions over the batter. Using a thin, flexible spatula, fold the batter together, scraping up the liquids from the bottom each time and turning the bowl as you fold. Do not over-fold; some dry patches are fine. Using a rounded 1/3 cup of batter for each muffin, fill the paper liners.
Bake until puffed and browning at edges, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Let the muffins stand 5 to 10 minutes. Twist each muffin in place to loosen the edges from the pan. Lift the muffins out onto a rack and cool.