Adorable, versatile, in addition to delicious. Pair these Mini Cornbread Cups with your favorite filling for the perfect two-bite appetizer, game day, or tailgating treat.
I am inwards beloved amongst these cute footling cornbread cups! An I-want-to-gobble-up-every-last-bite kinda love, that is.
I mean, aren't these cups exactly adorable? And exactly fabulous for making the perfect footling two-bite appetizer or game 24-hour interval treat? Fill them amongst chili ... or pulled pork ... or barbecue chicken ... or salsa ... or chicken salad ... or ... ah, the possibilities are exactly endless.
Look how deliciously precious they expect when filled in addition to garnished ...
This item batch is filled amongst hearty set down beef in addition to bean chili, in addition to and thence garnished amongst shredded cheddar, sour cream, in addition to greenish onions.
I beloved the texture the cornmeal brings to these cups. And the season a impact of cheddar cheese, garlic powder, in addition to cayenne deliver up. They're fabulous filled amongst anything y'all would typically span amongst cornbread.
Want to see how to brand them? Yes?
Great! 'Cause I took step-by-step photos of the procedure to portion amongst you. So, let's larn started!
Next, cutting mutual frigidity butter into small-scale pieces. Just similar when making a pie crust, brand certain the butter is coming right out of the fridge thence it's overnice in addition to cold. This forms dough of the right consistency to aid bake upwards a tender crust ... or cup, inwards this case.
Next, add together an egg in addition to a footling H2O ice H2O to the sandy mixture. You wish your H2O genuinely H2O ice mutual frigidity thence it doesn't melt whatever of the butter. I identify some H2O inwards a drinking glass amongst H2O ice in addition to dip out what I need.
Process the mixture a fleck to a greater extent than inwards the nutrient processor until it comes together inwards a 'ballish' cast to create dough. If you're using the mixing bowl method, mix amongst a wooden spoon until it comes together into a dough.
Hey, did y'all know this funny looking wooden matter is called a Tart Tamper
? I didn't ... I had to expect it upwards to live able to nation what it is. Anyway, y'all utilization 1 of these tampers to brand the cups.
Roll bits of the dough into 1-inch balls, identify each ball inwards the loving cup of a mini muffin pan, in addition to utilization the tart tamper to press the dough ball into a loving cup shape.
Don't select a tart tamper?
Never fear!
If you've got a liquor bottle ... or whatever similar-sized bottle ... similar this:
... exactly plow it over in addition to utilization the overstep every bit your tamper. Works similar a charm!
After pressing each dough ball into cups, utilization your pollex to actually squish the bottom in addition to sides into an fifty-fifty thickness, peculiarly getting your pollex into the bottom ridge where the bottom meets the sides. It's best if that 'ridge' expanse doesn't goal upwards likewise thick ... y'all wish at that spot to live enough of room for filling later on the cups bake!
Then bake upwards the cups, in addition to withdraw to a wire rack to cool.
Baked cups tin live used immediately, stored for a few days inwards an airtight container, or frozen for hereafter use. How neat is that?
If saving or freezing for hereafter use, exactly popular 'em inwards a warm oven ... say, about 300 to 350 degrees or thence ... for nigh iii to five minutes earlier filling to warm 'em upwards a bit.
Finally, fill upwards the cornbread cups amongst your chosen filling in addition to serve 'em up.
Adorable. Versatile. Delicious.
Can y'all see why I'm inwards love?
Tools I used to brand these cornbread cups ...
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at no additional toll to you. Cornbread Cups
magazine, April/May 2008Ingredients
- 2 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 c. yellow cornmeal
- 3/4 c. shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. ground cayenne pepper
- 3/4 c. cold butter, cutting into small-scale pieces
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 3 T. ice water
- In a nutrient processor, combine flour, cornmeal, shredded cheese, garlic powder, salt, in addition to cayenne pepper. Pulse until blended. Add mutual frigidity butter in addition to pulse until mixture turns into crumbs.
- Add egg in addition to H2O ice water. Process exactly until mixture comes together into a dough in addition to forms a ball.
- Roll mixture into 48 balls, each some 1-inch inwards diameter. Grease ii mini muffin pans; firmly press each dough ball into the bottom in addition to upwards the sides of a muffin cup. Use your pollex to ensure the dough is good pressed into the muffin cup.
- Bake at 450 degrees for 8 minutes, or until rattling lightly browned. Cool inwards pan for 10 minutes; in addition to thence withdraw cornbread cups to a wire rack in addition to cool completely.
- Fill amongst desired filling to serve.
NOTE: Cornbread cups may live made inwards advance, in addition to tin live frozen. When create to serve, exactly identify the cups on a baking canvas in addition to warm them inwards a 350 grade oven for nigh iii minutes earlier filling.
Enjoy!
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