Homemade Mix Recipes
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
When a recipe calls for a box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix, here’s a copycat recipe you can make at home. There are a number of recipes using the Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix included here. Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix now contains bio-engineered ingredients which most of us do not like. There are alternatives to all food that is bio-engineered and this is one of them.
Yield: equal to one 8.5 ounce box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix, or 1 1/3 cups.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients, and mix well with a whisk.
- Store in a tightly covered jar or use immediately.
If another recipe is calling for a box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix, add the above mixed dry ingredients to that recipe.
MORE JIFFY CORN MUFFIN MIX RECIPES
Jiffy Corn Muffins
- 1 recipe (1 1/3 cups) Jiffy Mix
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or butter*
- 1/3 cup milk
Optional
- 1/2 cup grated Cheddar cheese
- 2 ounces canned diced chiles
- 1/4 cup drained chopped pimiento
- 1/2 cup minced onion
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease muffin pan or use paper baking cups.
- Combine Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix with egg and milk (the batter will be slightly lumpy)
- Add an optional ingredients desired. Let batter rest for 3 or 4 minutes. Stir lightly before filling cups 1/2 to 2/3 full.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Yield: 6 muffins
Jiffy Cornbread
- 1 recipe Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup milk
- Mix all ingredients in an 8 inch microwaveable dish.
- Microwave on HIGH for 4 minutes.
Baked Corn Casserole
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 2 eggs
- 8 1/2 ounces drained whole corn
- 8 1/2 ounces cream style corn
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 recipe Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- Mix all ingredients together.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 35 minutes in a glass baking dish.
Shrimp Cornbread Dressing
- 2 recipes Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
- 4 cups peeled and de-veined shrimp
- 1 cup butter
- 2 large onions, diced
- 1 large bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 can cream of shrimp soup
- Mix 2 recipes Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix, 1 egg and 1/3 cup milk together Mix all in an 8 inch microwaveable dish.
- Microwave on HIGH for 4 minutes. Set aside.
- Sauté onions, bell pepper, celery, and shrimp in a skillet, then grind in a food processor.
- Crumble cornbread into a large bowl, then add remaining ingredients. Mix well and season to taste.
- Spray a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish with Pam. Pour mixture into baking dish and bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour or until golden brown.
Tamale Bits
- 1 recipe Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
- 2 eggs, divided
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 (10 ounce) cans enchilada sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons diced onion
- Dash pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease an 8 inch square pan.
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- Blend Corn Muffin Mix, 1 egg and milk until well mixed. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven; cool and crumble into bits.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
- Combine cornbread crumbs, remaining egg, 1/2 cup enchilada sauce, salt, onion, pepper,ground beef and garlic powder, mixing well. Shape into 1 inch balls and place in shallow baking pan.
- Bake uncovered for 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.
- In a saucepan, heat remaining enchilada sauce. Top cooked meatballs with sauce, and sprinkle with Montery Jack cheese.
- Serve hot over rice or noodles.
Corn Dogs
- 1 recipe Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 to 1/2 pounds hot dogs (we prefer kosher all-beef)
- Heat deep fryer oil to 375 degrees F.
- Mix all ingredients except hot dogs together until well blended.
- Pour batter into a drinking glass large enough to dip hot cogs. Dip hot dogs into batter and deep fry for about 3 minutes.
- Drain on absorbent paper towels.
- Serve while still warm with favorite condiment.
Corn Casserole
- 1 recipe Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
- 1 can creamed corn
- 2 cans whole kernel corn, drained
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup grated Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 inch square or round pan.
- In a large bowl, stir together all the corn, corn muffin mix, sour cream and melted butter.
- Pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from oven, sprinkle with grated cheese. Return to oven for 10 minutes.
Notes
* If you want a more moist muffins, add 1/3 cup of melted butter instead of the 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or butter. Years ago the instructions on the box called for the melted butter.
Attribution
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