CORN MUFFINS WITH GREEN ONIONS AND SOUR CREAM

Corn Muffins with Green Onions and Sour Cream image

Yield Makes 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup sour cream
2 large eggs
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted, cooled
1 1/2 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed, drained
1 cup chopped green onions

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425°F. Line twelve 1/3-cup muffin cups with paper liners. Combine first 7 ingredients in large bowl. Whisk sour cream, eggs and melted butter in another bowl. Add sour cream mixture to dry ingedients and stir just until moistened (do not overmix). Fold in corn kernels and green onions.
Divide batter equally among muffin cups. Bake until golden and tester inserted into center of muffins comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool on rack. (Can be prepared 8 hours ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.)