Ham & Cheese Cornbread Muffins

These are GREAT in the freezer, and just take one out for a quick breakfast on-the-go!

Ingredients

3 1/3 Cups All Purpose Flour

2 Cups Yellow Cornmeal

2 Tbsp Sugar

2 1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1 tsp. Salt

1/2 tsp Fresh Ground Pepper

2 1/2 Cups Buttermilk

4 Eggs

1/4 Cup Canola Oil

1 1/2 Cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese, shreaded

1 Cup Chopped Green Onion

2/3 Cup Diced Smoked Ham

1/2 Cup Diced Red Pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Measure all dry ingredients together, and stir with a whisk. 

Combine all wet ingredients in a separate bowl.

Make a well in the dry ingredients and add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, stirring until just moist.

Reserving 1/2 cup of cheese, fold in the rest of the cheese, the onion, ham, & red pepper.  

Spray muffin cups with cooking spray, and fill with batter.  Top each muffin with a few "sprigs" of cheese.

Bake 23 minutes.  Makes 24 "hearty" muffins.