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Heat the oven to 400°F and grease a mini muffin pan; whisk flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt.
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In another bowl whisk milk, eggs, the one-third cup melted butter and the batter’s two tablespoons honey, letting very hot butter cool first.
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Fold wet into dry only until no flour pockets remain.
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Spoon into mini wells about three-quarters full and begin checking after nine or ten minutes; continue until the centers are set and a tester comes out clean, baking remaining batter in another batch rather than shaping it into balls.
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Melt the separate quarter cup butter and stir in the topping’s two tablespoons honey.
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Let muffins settle briefly, remove from the pan and brush with honey butter while warm.