Cornbread is one of those breads that we rarely eat mainly because I always struggle to make a light and moist bread. Is a favorite in the Yanez house but we always rely on my mom to make the bread itself until know. As every weekend I was catching on what I record on my DVR (specially crap reality TV & cooking shows) and I found a special BC episode on mexican food and one of the recipes was cornbread with the volume turned up... this means Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread (she had me at jalapeño). I did the recipe and it's to die for! Delicious, moist and spicy.
For the second batch I put my own spin replacing the milk for sour cream, the cheddar cheese for pepper jack cheese and instead of one jalapeño I used three (I like to suffer when I'm eating). Here's the original recipe:
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 cups milk
- 3 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted, plus extra to grease the pan
- 8 ounces aged extra-sharp Cheddar, grated, divided
- 1/3 cup chopped scallions, white and green parts, plus extra for garnish, 3 scallions
- 3 tablespoons seeded and minced fresh jalapeño peppers
Directions
- Combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the milk, eggs, and butter. With a wooden spoon, stir the wet ingredients into the dry until most of the lumps are dissolved. Don't overmix! Mix in 2 cups of the grated Cheddar, the scallions and jalapeños, and allow the mixture to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13 by 2-inch baking pan.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top, and sprinkle with the remaining grated Cheddar and extra chopped scallions. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool and cut into large squares. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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