Blue Cornmeal Muffins With Chile Butter

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup margarine (or butter)
• 2 tablespoons green chilies, finely chopped (canned is fine)
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons green chilies, finely chopped & drained
• 1 1/4 cups blue cornmeal
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 prepare chile butter:.
• 2 mix margarine or butter with the green chiles until well blended. cover & refrigerate. (remove from refrigerator 15 minutes prior to serving.).
• 3 prepare muffins:.
• 4 heat oven to 400°.
• 5 generously grease 18 muffin cups.
• 6 beat eggs in large bowl; stir in milk, oil and chiles.
• 7 stir in remaining ingredients, all at once, just until cornmeal is moistened (batter will be lumpy).
• 8 fill muffin cups about 3/4 full.
• 9 bake about 20 minutes or until light golden brown. loosen edges with knife & immediately remove from pan.
• 10 serve with chile butter.