Epic cornbread muffins from La Dulce Bakery

I'm not normally a big fan of cornbread muffins. Maybe I haven't been getting them from the right sources, but I usually find them to be dry, boring and just not worth the calories. That all changed today. I found destination cornbread muffins. A friend of mine was sharing a batch of chili for lunch and I offered to grab some cornbread. A cursory Google search pointed me to a two-year old Yelp review of La Dulce on West Fullerton. I had some time to kill so I figured I'd give it a shot. I was so pleased that I did when I saw this:


Yep, that's the cornhusk taking the place of the paper muffin cup. Here's the upside down view:



The flavor and texture all lived up to the hype. Easily the best cornbread I've ever had. A real bargain at $1.25 apiece.

I also tried a churro which wasn't bad, but was nothing special. La Dulce is an unassuming neighborhood spot that's easy to miss if you're whizzing past. I'll definitely be back though for a muffin and hopefully discover another specialty or two.

La Dulce Bakery
5847 W Fullerton
(773) 622-8998

i'm a big fan of cornbread, so this sounds like a great find. but i'm curious, the picture (aside from the cornhusk) looks like a standard corn muffin i've had before from latino bakeries- heavier on the flour than corn and sweet. does that describe the one you had, or was it a coarse, crumbly corn-y north-of-the-mason-dixon-line corn muffin? thanks, justjoan

justjoan wrote:i'm a big fan of cornbread, so this sounds like a great find. but i'm curious, the picture (aside from the cornhusk) looks like a standard corn muffin i've had before from latino bakeries- heavier on the flour than corn and sweet. does that describe the one you had, or was it a coarse, crumbly corn-y north-of-the-mason-dixon-line corn muffin? thanks, justjoan

Hmm, as I mentioned I'm not normally a big fan of cornbread so I'm hesitant to respond conclusively. There were plenty of kernels of corn inside the muffin, and yes it did crumble apart. It had a sweet flavor to it, but definitely more of a savory treat than a dessert. But I'm not sure if it's more of a standard Latino bakery cornbread or not.