Southwestern Mini Corn Cake Appetizers Recipes

MINI CORN CAKES

Steps:

• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions, celery and bell pepper; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• In medium bowl, stir vegetable mixture and remaining ingredients except oil and sour cream until well blended.
• In same skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of the oil over medium heat. Cooking 8 corn cakes at a time, drop corn mixture into oil by tablespoonfuls, spreading each into 1 1/2-inch round. Cook 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds on each side, carefully turning once, until golden brown. Cook remaining corn cakes, using 2 teaspoons oil for each batch of 8 corn cakes. Serve with sour cream.

SOUTHWESTERN MINI CORN CAKE APPETIZERS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine corn, bell pepper, parsley and green onion.
• Stir in the pancake batter, salt and pepper.
• Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat and brush pan with butter.
• Add heaping tablespoons of batter, cook until golden brown on each side. Remove and place in warm over while cooking rest of batter.
• Serve warm with small dollop of sour cream and garnish with chive.

MINI CORN CAKES

Steps:

• 1. In a 12-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions, celery and bell pepper; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. In a medium bowl, stir vegetable mixture and remaining ingredients except the oil and sour cream until well blended. In the same skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of the oil over medium heat. Cooking 8 corn cakes at a time, drop corn mixture into oil by Tablespoonfuls, spreading each into 1 1/2 -inch round. Cook 1 minute and 30 seconds on each side, carefully turning once, until golden brown. Cook remaining corn cakes, using 2 teaspoons of oil for each batch of 8 corn cakes. Serve with the sour cream mixture.

MINI CORN CAKES WITH GOAT CHEESE AND PEPPER JELLY

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, sugar, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, oil, and butter until smooth and combined. Add milk mixture to flour mixture, and stir just until batter is combined; fold in corn kernels.
• Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat, and rub with enough oil to coat surface. Drop batter by the tablespoon to make 2-inch cakes. Cook until underside is golden brown, 45 to 60 seconds; turn over, and continue cooking until other side is browned and cake is heated through, about 1 minute. To serve, top each cake with a slice of goat cheese and a dollop of pepper jelly.

SOUTHWESTERN CORN CAKES

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute the onions in oil and margarine until soft.
• Add the garlic and peppers and cook for about 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl beat together the corn, eggs, flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Blend in the onion mixture and cheddar cheese.
• Pour enough batter to make dollar size pancakes on a greased hot griddle.
• Cook until bubbles rise to the surface and the edges are browned.
• Turn and brown the other side.
• To serve; overlap three pancakes in a circle.
• Top with 2 tablespoons salsa, 1 tablespoon sour cream and olives.

MINI CORN CAKES WITH SCALLIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat two 12-cup mini muffin pans with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine corn, milk, egg, sugar, scallion whites, baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and cayenne. Stir in cornmeal and flour.
• Drop batter by rounded tablespoons into prepared muffin pans. Bake until cakes are just set in the center, 8 to 10 minutes. Loosen with a table knife, and remove from pans. Serve corn cakes immediately, garnished with sour cream and scallion greens.

SOUTHWESTERN CORN CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°. Spray two 10- to 12-ounce individual casseroles or custard cups with nonstick cooking spray. Spoon half the corn mixture, olives and sausage into each casserole. Place milk, egg product, baking mix, cornmeal and chili powder in blender. Cover and blend on high speed 15 seconds or until smooth. (Or beat on high speed 1 minute.) Pour evenly over sausage mixture.
• Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Top with salsa and cilantro.