Gluten-Free Corn-Cheddar Muffins

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 12-cupmuffin tin with baking cups, and lightlycoat each with cooking spray.

Whisk together cornmeal, sugar,the rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch,baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in alarge bowl. Whisk together buttermilk, oil,and eggs in a medium bowl. Fold buttermilkmixture into cornmeal mixture, thengently fold in cheddar cheese and thyme until combined.

Spoon batter into baking cups, fillingeach three-quarters full. Bake until a toothpick insertedinto the center of each comes outclean, about 25 minutes. Transfer pan to awire rack, and let cool for 10 minutes. Turnout muffins onto rack. Let cool completely.