
Baking Powder – our leavening agent which contains baking soda, cream of tartar, and sometimes cornstarch. Granulated Sugar – there is a great divide over whether sugar should be added to cornbread or not, but it’s listed on the back of the Jiffy box and we’re looking to make an exact copy of it! Granulated sugar provides sweetness, enhances the flavor of the corn, and helps keeps baked goods moist and tender. If you’d like to make this gluten free, try an all-purpose cup-for-cup gluten free flour blend.
All-Purpose Flour – a good base for all different kinds of baked goods, especially quick breads, that will produce a light, yet moist and tender cornbread, corn muffin, etc. Do not use self-rising cornmeal, because it contains additional leavening agents such as baking soda.
It’s likely the cornmeal package won’t be labeled with anything, but it’s probably fine or medium. Cornmeal is found in fine, medium, and coarse, but most baking recipes will use fine or medium.
The only difference will really be in color. White cornmeal may be used if necessary, because there are only slight differences in flavor.
Yellow Cornmeal – dried yellow corn that has been ground and is used to add flavor and texture to recipes. With only 6 ingredients, we’re able to make an exact copy of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix! Nobody will ever know the difference! Ingredients 😉 This copcat jiffy cornbread mix recipe is PERFECT for those times when you’ve run out of boxes and don’t have time to go to the store. Because I bake with it so much, I always assume I have some on hand…but you know what they say when you assume. Our comprehensive nutrition ranking methodology, which inspects every nutrition element that this food is composed of, comes up with a nutrition ranking of 27, for Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix (made with skim milk), and we advise that this food in moderation.I don’t know about you, but during the holidays I go through a LOT of corn muffin mix (hello corn casserole). It has an average density of Sodium, thus making it suitable for a low-sodium diet. It is also ranked in the bottom 20 percentile in terms of its Monounsaturated Fat content, which are considered among "good fats". In terms of Polyunsaturated Fat content it is ranked in the bottom 20% of all food items. Moreover, the average fat content makes it suitable if you're on a low-fat diet plan. With 3.5 gms of protein, it is average in protein content, which is an important macronutrient that helps with tissue repair, provides energy and improves immunity. This is a good thing for people watching their sugar intake.
Its average sugar content puts it in the bottom 20 percentile. Complex carbs are a more desirable addition to your diet, where as simple carbs should be consumed in moderation as it is very easily broken down, assimilated and absorbed in the body. Carbs are our primary source of energy but its source should be chosen with utmost care. The carbohydrate profile of the the food reveals it is average in complex carbs and average in Simple carbs. Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix (made with skim milk) has a average-calorie, average-carb, average-fat and average-protein content.