Mini Corn Loaves with Cranberries and Pecans

Name: Mini Corn Loaves with Cranberries and Pecans
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp Baking Powder; 1 teaspoons Baking Soda; 1 stick Softened Butter; 237 milliliters Buttermilk; 237 milliliters Dried Cranberries; 118 milliliters All-purpose Flour; 2 Tbsps Maple Syrup; 12 servings Extra Maple Syrup And Melted Butter, For Brushing; 118 milliliters Milk; 118 milliliters Chopped Pecans; 1 teaspoon Salt; 59 milliliters Shortening; 2 Tbsps Sugar; 1 teaspoons Vanilla; 1 whole Egg; 237 milliliters Yellow Cornmeal

Mini Corn Loaves with Cranberries and Pecans is a vegetarian side dish. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 331 calories. It is perfect for Christmas. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. If you have vanilla, flour, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

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Oven

Combine corn meal, flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, combine buttermilk, milk, egg, and baking soda. Stir to combine.

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Baking Soda

Buttermilk

Cornmeal

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Milk

Salt

Egg

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Mixing Bowl

Add melted shortening, stirring constantly.

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Shortening

Add vanilla extract, then stir in dried cranberries (you can use a little more or a little fewer if you’d like) and pecans.

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Dried Cranberries

Vanilla Extract

Pecans

Pour into a greased mini-loaf, mini-muffin, or muffin pan, trying to make sure cranberries stay evenly distributed.

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Cranberries

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Muffin Tray

Bake for 12-15 minutes or so, or until golden brown. Cool for a few minutes after removing from the oven, then turn out of the pan and allow to cool.

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Oven

Frying Pan

Mix together a little melted butter and maple syrup, then brush it over the tops of the loaves.To make the maple butter, combine the softened butter and maple syrup. Stir until totally combined, then spread into a ramekin, drizzle the top with maple syrup, and serve with the warm muffins. (Butter can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge.)

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Butter