Famous Dave's Corn Muffins Copycat

2 C cornmeal
1 pkg. yellow cake mix
2 t baking powder
1 t salt
1/8 t cayenne pepper
1/2 C milk
1/2 C buttermilk
1/4 C veg. oil
2 eggs, beaten
2 T brown sugar
2 T honey
1 T mayo
Honey Glaze (recipe below)

Mix cornmeal, cake mix, baking powder, salt and cayenne pepper in bowl. Combine milk, buttermilk, oil, eggs, brown sugar and honey in a bowl. Mix well. Add to cornmeal mixture and mix gently. There should be no lumps, but do not overmix. Fold in the may. Let rest, covered, in the fridge for 30 min. Spoon into muffin tin and bake at 400 for 15-20 min. Drizzle with Honey Glaze. Serves 9.

Honey Glaze

1/2 C butter
1/4 C honey

Heat butter in saucepan until melted. Stir in honey. Simmer, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Drizzle over Corn Muffins. Store leftovers, covered, in fridge. Reheat before serving.

Monkey Bread

This has become our Christmas morning tradition!

15 frozen dough balls
1/2 C butter
1 t cinnamon
1/2 C brown sugar
1 sm. pkg. cook-and-serve butterscotch pudding mix
1/2 C pecans

Grease a bundt pan. Place frozen dough balls evenly around inside of the pan. Melt the butter, cinnamon, brown sugar, pudding mix, and nuts together. Spoon over frozen dough balls. Place in a cold oven overnight (about 6-8 hours). Then turn the oven to 350 and bake for about 25 min. Put a plate over the bundt pan and flip over. Serves 5-8.