Savory Chipotle Chile Muffins
Instructions:
- 6 eggs
- 1½ cups milk
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted but not browned
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon plus 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- Fine sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons chipotle in adobo sauce, blended to a paste (puree 1 whole chile, adding just enough can juices to make a paste)
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
1. Preheat the oven 425° F.
2. Beat the eggs, milk, and butter together in a bowl until smooth.
3. Stir together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, the chipotle paste, and cumin in another bowl to combine well. Pour the egg-milk-butter mixture into this mixture, stirring to incorporate and avoid lumps.
4. Pour the batter into the wells of a nonstick 15-muffin tin, filling each well three-quarters of the way up its side.
5. Bake the muffins until they rise and are golden brown, about 35 minutes.
6. Transfer the muffins to a linen napkin-lined basket and serve warm from the oven.