Corn Muffin Mix

Here is another make your own mix recipe for you.  We have always purchased corn muffin mix from the store.  After making the biscuit mix I knew making the corn muffin mix was going to be just as easy. 

Cornmeal Mix

4 cups all purpose flour (you could even do half whole wheat and half all purpose)
4 1/2 cups cornmeal
1 Tablespoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup baking powder
1 cup vegetable shortening

In a very large bowl add the first 5 ingredients and whisk until well blended.  Add the shortening and with a pastry cutter blend the shortening into the dry ingredients.  It should look like the picture above.

To use as a muffin mix:

2 1/2 cups of mix
1 1/4 cup milk
1 egg

In a bowl mix all the ingredients together until just blended together.  Place the batter into a prepared muffin tin (sprayed with cooking spray).  Fill the each muffin cup about two-thirds full.  Bake in a 425 degree preheated oven for 15-20 minutes.  This will make 12 large muffins.

Recently I made the batter and poured it over a mixture of beef, veggies and sloppy joe sauce.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. 

I hope you enjoy this mix as much as we do.  Tomorrow we are having Ham and Bean soup cooked in the slow cooker.  I'm serving it with corn muffins!

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