Cornmeal Yeast Muffins

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package dry yeast
• 1/4 cup water (105-115f)
• 1 3/4 cups skim milk
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs or 1/2 cup egg substitute
• 1 1/2 cups cornmeal
• 5 -5 1/2 cups flour, divided
• butter-flavored cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in warm water in a large bowl; let stand 5 minutes.
• 2 combine milk, sugar, oil, margarine, and salt in a saucepan and cook over low heat until margarine melts.
• 3 cool to 105-115°f.
• 4 add milk mixture to yeast mixture; stir in eggs, cornmeal, and 2 cups flour. beat mixture at medium speed until smooth; stir in enough flour to make a soft dough. turn dough out a lightly floured surface and knead for 8 minutes or until smooth and elastic.
• 5 place in a bowl that was coated with cooking spray; cover and let rise in a warm place for an hour or until doubled.
• 6 punch dough down and shape into 72 balls.
• 7 spray muffin tins with cooking spray.
• 8 place 2 balls in each muffin cup.
• 9 let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes or until doubled.
• 10 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 11 bake muffins for 12-15 minutes or until golden.
• 12 coat muffins with cooking spray and remove from pans immediately.