Gluten Free Corn Muffins (Jiffy Copycat) (2024)

FAQs

Is gluten-free cornbread the same as regular cornbread? ›

While corn is gluten free, most cornbread recipes also include regular, all-purpose flour which makes them not gluten free. That said, my recipe swaps all-purpose flour with a measure-for-measure / 1:1 gluten-free flour blend. I promise that nobody will ever know the difference.

Ingredients. WHEAT FLOUR, DEGERMED YELLOW CORN MEAL, SUGAR, LARD (HYDROGENATED LARD, BHT AND CITRIC ACID PRESERVATIVES), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: BAKING SODA, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, WHEAT STARCH.

Is Jiffy Gluten-Free? No, there are no gluten-free versions of Jiffy mix. They all contain wheat flour.

Why Is Jiffy Mix So Crumbly? The recipe on the box doesn't give the batter as much moisture as I like in my cornbread, which is why it can sometimes turn out crumbly. Adding in the sour cream and vegetable oil makes a huge difference and makes the best moist cornbread.

Gluten-Free Cornbread Mix. This gluten-free mix is easy to use; just add eggs, oil, and milk. Trader Joe's. Choose 1, 2, 3, or 4 Boxes!

Substitute ratio: 1:1

Glutinous rice flour can be used as a replacement for cornflour in many recipes, and it's gluten-free - despite its name.

Whisk cornmeal, flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a medium sized bowl. If using immediately, stir in melted butter, then use to replace 1 (8.5 oz) box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix. If using later, place into an airtight container and add butter when ready to use.

The black specks are simply naturally dark pieces of the pericarp (skin) of the corn, where the tip of the kernel attaches to the cob. The color of the specks will vary by crop and year. They are the same as those commonly seen in hard taco shells, corn or tortilla chips, cornmeal, and natural whole corn products.

The only difference between our original 1950 recipe “JIFFY” Corn Muffin Mix and our new “JIFFY” Vegetarian Corn Muffin Mix is the shortening. The new vegetarian version is made using vegetable shortening. Otherwise, the mixes are the same.

There's nothing like the comfort of Martha White Sweet Yellow Cornbread and the peace of mind knowing it's gluten free! Easily serve pieces of this classic Southern comfort food in minutes for sweet and cakey cornbread that's sure to win everyone over.

Are Fritos gluten-free? ›

According to Frito-Lay's website, Fritos Original Corn Chips are gluten-free, along with their Lightly Salted Corn Chips, Reduced Fat Original Corn Chips, and Fritos Scoops! Corn Chips. Other Frito flavors are made with gluten-free ingredients, but they are made in a facility where there is risk of cross-contamination.

Answer. Corn is naturally gluten free. The protein in corn is sometimes referred to as “corn gluten” but it is not harmful to those with celiac disease.

Just like the buttermilk, sour cream can be added to help cornbread stay moist. Just like buttermilk is fermented milk left over from making butter, sour cream is fermented cream. It is actually thicker than buttermilk and has more tang to it.

Adding about 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of extra butter or vegetable oil can increase the moistness of your cornbread. You can do this even if your recipe doesn't call for butter or oil. Replace milk or water with creamed corn. If your recipe calls for milk or water, try replacing it with creamed corn.

While not a professional chef, my experience with corn bread, be it packaged or made from scratch is if you over mix it, it's gonna fall! Also, let it sit for 4-5 minutes after gently scraping it into the pan and let the ingredients start their magic reactions. No peeking while baking!! That can make it fall too.

Cornmeal is also gluten-free. Cornmeal is a coarse flour made from maize, (i.e. corn). Just like cornflour, it's important to look for labeled gluten-free cornmeal whenever possible, as cross-contact can easily occur during manufacturing. Hominy is a product of corn and is gluten-free.

Corn gluten meal is one product of wet-milling corn as well as corn starch, germ oil meal, corn gluten feed, and steep liquor. Corn is steeped in water mixed with sulfur dioxide and ground to separate germ from the endosperm to extract oil.

The vegetarian version of this popular corn bread mix was a surprise to us. (It doesn't have lard like the classic mix; it uses vegetable shortening.) We expected a good bit of Jiffy's savory flavor came from that lard, but surprisingly this wasn't all that different from the original mix.

She notes that Northern cornbread is sweeter, lighter, and more cake-like than Southern cornbread. Not surprisingly, it includes sugar (or molasses, in the earlier centuries), unlike traditional Southern cornbread.