Why Do Homemade Muffins Crumble. Add 1 Tbs of oil. If you are mixing it until its smooth like cake batter that could be the cause of your crumbly cornbread.
If you are mixing it until its smooth like cake batter that could be the cause of your crumbly cornbread. Southern cornbread is meant to crumble some period. Line an airtight container with paper towels and place the muffins on top in a single layer.
You make the crumble before the muffin batter because you want the coconut oil in the crumble to set and harden.
Cornbread batter should still be lumpy when you put it in the oven. Line a standard muffin tin with paper liners or coat with nonstick cooking spray or both. When the hot muffins stay in the pan the released steam hits the tin walls and condenses what other choice does it have since theres no other way to release it. Batter will be thick.
