Skillet Cornbread
Spice things up at your Thanksgiving celebration with this jalapeño and sun-dried tomato cornbread. Studded with corn kernels and cheese, this corn bread turns out moist and fluffy and bursts with flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (150g) cornmeal ( stone ground preferably )
- 1 cup (125g) all purpose flour
- 3 tbsp (45g) sugar
- 1 tsp (5g) salt
- 1/2 tsp (3g) baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp (6g) baking powder
- 1 cup (240ml) buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup (56g) butter , melted
- 3/4 cup (130g) sweet corn (fresh , thawed
- 1 jalapeno pepper , finely diced
- 2 tbsp (20g) sun-dried tomatoes , finely diced
- 1/2 cup (50g) cheddar cheese , grated
- 2 tbsp (6g) fresh chopped cilantro
- 1 tbsp (14g) butter , for melting in the skillet
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F(200 C).
- In a large bowl mix together corn flour, all purpose flour, salt, sugar, baking soda and baking powder.
- In the same bowl add corn, jalapeño pepper, cheese, cilantro and Sun-Dried tomatoes. Mix until evenly distributed.
- In a separate bowl combine all wet ingredients (make sure they are all at room temperature) : buttermilk, eggs and melted butter.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dried ingredients folding them in, being careful not to overmix – there can be a few lumps.
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a 9-inch (23cm) cast iron or oven-proof skillet.
- Pour batter immediately into pan. Decorate with jalapeno slices and sun dried tomatoes if desired.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Serve warm.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 218kcalCarbohydrates: 31.1gProtein: 6.4gFat: 8.2gSaturated Fat: 4.5gCholesterol: 51mgSugar: 6.7g