Three Sisters Corn Muffins
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Author Notes: The Iroquois practiced sustainable agriculture through their inter-cropping techniques growing together corn, beans, and squash, which they called the three sisters. They really understood the balance of soil chemistry. This recipe showcases the "big sister" corn, which is the umbrella plant in the three sisters trilogy, alongside beans and sugar pumpkin . - Sagegreen
Serves 12 small cakes or muffins
- 1 cup gluten-free organic brown rice flour
- 3/4 cups white corn meal
- 1 tablespoon potato starch
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, optional
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter (or canola oil)
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar or light muscovado sugar
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1/2 cup corn, cooked/steamed, preferably cut from the cob
- 2 ounces cooked cranberry beans (fresh or canned), coarsely chopped , then mashed
- 1 cup organic cooked sugar pumpkin
- demerara sugar for topping, optional
- pumpkin butter or cranberry and hot pepper jelly suggested for serving
- Mix the dry ingredients of flour, corn meal, starch, salt, baking powder and soda, with optional spices, together. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat the sugar and syrup together with the butter or oil. Stir in the egg and pumpkin. Next combine the dry ingredients with these. Fold in the mashed beans. Stir in the corn.
- Line 12 mini cake molds (2" x 3") or a muffin tin with parchment paper (or oil a cast iron corn muffin pan). Pour the batter into the cups. Top each with a sprinkle of demerara sugar for a crunchy effect on top, if desired.
- Bake 25-30 minutes until golden brown. Cool. Serve while warm with cranberry hot pepper jelly, pumpkin butter, or other jam of your choice.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Gluten-Free Baked Good
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Corn Recipe
Tags: corn, corn, cranberry beans, gluten-free, pumpkin
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almost 3 years ago The Enchanted Cook
What a beautiful picture - so appetizing!
almost 3 years ago Sagegreen
Thank you!
almost 3 years ago Lizthechef
Amazing recipe and headnote. Where DO you find your energy?
almost 3 years ago Sagegreen
Thanks so much. You should see the energy of my farm family friends! They are excited to test out my planting design research on heirloom species for next summer in a quarter acre plot.
almost 3 years ago TheWimpyVegetarian
I love the headnote of food history - so interesting. And the recipe really looks great. Saved this one!
almost 3 years ago Sagegreen
Thank you. There is so much history to the planting design schemes of growing these together, too!
almost 3 years ago adamnsvetcooking
I always like reading your headings for your recipes... and this one is no different. This also is another recipe that sounds pretty good, and its already saved in my archive!
almost 3 years ago Sagegreen
Thanks. I just adjusted the sweetener and can live with the 3/4 cup amount.
almost 3 years ago omarston
Sounds healthy and delicious. Your ahead of your time!
almost 3 years ago Sagegreen
Thanks to the Swartz family for all their interest in the background research, we will plan a demo garden for next year. They are really innovative with all that they do as you can see from their website:
http://www.swartzfarmamherst...
almost 3 years ago gingerroot
I love this recipe - the flavors, the historical significance (even if you used canned pumpkin and soybeans for this version) and the fact that the cakes are gluten free. I'm definitely saving this and will try soon.
almost 3 years ago Sagegreen
Thanks. So far everyone here loves them!