Tender Apple Spice Cornbread Muffins Recipe | ASpicyPerspective.com (2024)

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How do you make cornbread muffins not stick? ›

Be sure to grease the pan well with butter or cooking spray to prevent the muffins from sticking. If you skip this step they will stick even if you are using a nonstick pan. Don't overmix the batter. You need to gently fold the cornmeal into the batter at the end.

Over-cooking cornbread is possibly the number one reason why your cornbread is dry. Any type of bread, just like a good steak, should be taken out just before it is done and allowed to rest. Any type of food that is in the process of cooking, will continue to cook as it is cooling off.

How do you keep muffins from falling apart? It's gluten. See, to a baker, gluten holds the whole world together.

If muffins are left exposed, the moisture starts to leak from them and they dry out. To store muffins up to 4 days, line an airtight container or zip-lock bag with paper towel and store the muffins in a single layer. Place another layer of paper towel on top of the muffins as well.

To achieve the crispiest golden crust on your cornbread, Delk Adams instructs you to grease the skillet liberally with bacon grease (if you don't have that, shortening, butter, or oil will do), then pop it into the hot oven for 5 minutes before pouring the batter in.

Allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes and serve.

Unwrapping temperature

Muffins often stick to the bottom of the wrapper because we're more likely to try to eat them warm, while cupcakes are cooled entirely so we can frost them. Cakes and muffins shrink a bit as they cool, so they'll actually loosen their grip on the wrapper slightly as they come to room temperature.

Why do my muffins stick to the muffin cups? ›

Unwrapping temperature

Have your baked goods cooled completely before you try to remove them from the wrapper? Muffins often stick to the bottom of the wrapper because we're more likely to try to eat them warm, while cupcakes are cooled entirely so we can frost them.

Thoroughly grease with shortening or butter or spray the muffin tins with a baking spray such as Pam. Also, do not overfill the tins (only up to 3/4 of the tin) so that the batter does not rise past the tin which will cause it to stick to the tops.

When making cornbread, use this trick: Add a few drops of oil to the batter and then pour your batter into an already hot pie pan. This will prevent the cornbread from sticking.

Do I have to grease a nonstick muffin pan? The nonstick coating is a game-changer, especially for those muffin tops, but it's still a good idea to grease any baking pan for extra reassurance. You can opt either for a cooking spray (here's our favorite one for baking) or melted butter, applied with a pastry brush.