Cornbread Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2/3 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 recipe Whipped Honey Butter, recipe follows
• 1/2 cup salted butter, softened
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1. Whisk the cornmeal and buttermilk in a large mixing bowl until they are evenly combined, then leave the bowl at room temperature for 30 minutes.
2. Heat your oven to 375 degrees.
3. In another bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together, then keep that dry mixture nearby.
4. Add the applesauce, melted butter, honey, and sugar to the cornmeal mixture, and whisk until everything is smooth and blended. Whisk in the eggs.
5. Stir in the dry ingredients, mixing only until the batter comes together and the lumps are gone.
6. Spoon the batter evenly into 18-19 paper lined muffin cups, filling each one 2/3 full.
7. Bake at 375 degrees for 13-16 minutes, until a toothpick poked into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
8. Let the muffins cool all the way if you are spreading them with whipped honey butter like frosting, or serve them warm with whipped honey butter melting over the tops.