Now that you have your ingredients ready, let’s get started with the preparation of Pimiento Cheese Corn Muffins:

1. Preheat Oven: Begin by preheating your oven to 400°F (200°C). This ensures that your muffins bake evenly.
2. Grease Muffin Tin: Lightly grease a standard muffin tin with non-stick spray or line it with muffin liners for easy removal.
3. Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt until well combined.
4. Combine Wet Ingredients: In another bowl, whisk the milk, vegetable oil, and egg until fully mixed.
5. Pour Wet into Dry: Gradually pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stirring gently to avoid overmixing.
6. Add Cheese and Corn: Fold the pimiento cheese and corn kernels into the batter until just combined. If using herbs, add them at this time too.
7. Scoop Batter: Evenly distribute the batter into the prepared muffin tin, filling each cup about two-thirds full.
8. Bake: Place the muffin tin in the preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
9. Cool: Once baked, remove the muffins from the oven and allow them to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

These simple steps will lead you to flavor-packed, golden muffins that are sure to impress!