Tuesdays with Dorie: Savory Corn and Pepper Muffins

January 13, 2009 · 17 Comments

Now I love cooking and baking, but what I’m really obsessed with is buying cooking-related items, appliances and such. Throw me into Williams-Sonoma, Sur La Table or any restaurant supply store and I’m like a kid in a candy store. I eagerly await my foodie catalogs every month so I can drool over the latest kitchen gadgets and gizmos…am I a nerd?

I was happy when I saw Dorie Greenspan’s Savory Corn and Pepper Muffins was chosen for this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie challenge, because it gave me an excuse to buy a muffin pan that I’ve had my eye on for a while–Williams-Sonoma’s Nonstick Goldtouch Crown Muffin Pan. Six giant muffins with those treasured muffin tops. And to top it off, Williams-Sonoma had a winter promotion, where if you bought $50 worth of stuff, you’d get $10 to spend on your next visit. I had bought $250 worth of stuff in the store, leaving me with a $50 credit…so the muffin pan was essentially free!

But I digress–back to Dorie’s corn muffins. I’ve always loved cornbread. I love the crumbly texture, the grittiness of the cornmeal, the slight sweetness. And even though I’d never had a savory cornbread before, Dorie’s Savory Corn and Pepper Muffins intrigued me. I do love spicy foods…how can you go wrong with chili powder, jalepeño and freshly ground black pepper?

Wow…these corn muffins were delicious. Moist, dense, with a nice kick to them. They were great dunked in a hot bowl of vegetarian chili, which I had made in a slow cooker while the muffins were baking. The chili recipe I used included lots of chili powder and freshly ground black pepper, which nicely mimicked the flavors in the corn muffins. I loved the heat of the muffins…although if I made them again, I’d toss in some extra chili powder and ground pepper for an even spicier bite.

Thanks, Rebecca, for this week’s yummy pick! You can get Dorie’s recipe for Savory Corn and Pepper Muffins at Rebecca’s blog, Ezra Pound Cake. And check out the other TWD members’s takes on Dorie’s corn muffins!

Tags: Bread · Tuesdays with Dorie

17 responses so far ↓

1 Sabrina // Jan 13, 2009 at 12:21 pm

I wasn’t able to make mine, but yours look great! Very cool that you got some new stuff at W-S! Love that place!
2 Debbie // Jan 13, 2009 at 2:00 pm

I love your pictures!! Those muffins look awesome. I’ve got my vegetarian chili in the pot and I’m gonna’ make my muffins tonight. Can’t wait.
3 Vibi // Jan 13, 2009 at 3:30 pm

Very well done, Happytummy!
I love, love that 4 glass bowls picture! Beautiful!
4 Stephanie // Jan 13, 2009 at 4:31 pm

You have GORGEOUS pictures by the way!! LOVE your little glass bowls too and, yep I love kitchen gadgets. Your muffins turned out really nice and like you, I made chili to go along with my muffins. They all went together well.
5 dharmagirl // Jan 13, 2009 at 5:21 pm

Lovely photos–your muffins and veggie chili (hooray) look scrumptious:) I just love Sur la Table–whenever I’m in Chicago I need to make a visit to the one over by Rush Street. Another TWD baker turned me on to Fancy Flours and I had to hide that catalog as it is too alluring! I say, embrace the nerdiness.
6 Lillian // Jan 13, 2009 at 6:19 pm

Love the blue tray — it really brings out the colors of the muffin.
7 Leslie // Jan 13, 2009 at 7:23 pm

I love how your muffins turned out! They look so delicious!
8 caroline // Jan 13, 2009 at 8:42 pm

i’m obsessed by the looks of that pan – that’s some guaranteed muffin top action. love the deep blue dishes too. oh, and of course the muffins :)
9 Nancy/n.o.e // Jan 13, 2009 at 10:48 pm

Those muffins look like a match made in heaven with that gorgeous chili! Now I want more chili + muffins. And I covet that muffin pan. Great post.
Nancy
10 carolina // Jan 14, 2009 at 7:25 am

beautiful! i love to browse through WS. saw my christmas gift there last week for 50% off. My poor hubby!
I can hardly wait to get my surprise. Thanks for not giving up on my elfster gift! :-)
11 Jacque // Jan 14, 2009 at 10:03 am

We must be soul mates… I love kitchen stores too. Cool pan!

I’m glad you liked these, they look superb!
12 Emily // Jan 14, 2009 at 4:28 pm

My goodness, those muffins look delicious! And such beautiful pictures…
13 juju73 // Jan 14, 2009 at 8:12 pm

Nice that you got a great deal!

Beautiful job on the muffins!
14 Joanna // Jan 15, 2009 at 1:41 pm

I have a few of the WS golden pans, and I L-O-V-E them. Good buy (and nice job with the muffins)!
15 Michelle // Jan 15, 2009 at 3:26 pm

Hey great muffins. Im sorry it took me awhile to get here..so many things to do! Im glad you liked the muffins.
16 rachel // Jan 16, 2009 at 12:13 pm

Your photos are gorgeous! I really liked this recipe too!
17 Debbie // Jan 17, 2009 at 8:42 pm

Thanks for your sweet post on my wall. My muffins were so good. We loved them… my husband asked me today where I ever found that recipe. He loved them.

I took some pictures but my card reader was broken… then our cat got really sick and we ended up having to put her to sleep. ;*( Hopefully back on track soon.

Love love love your blog.

HappyTummy