Cheddar Jalapeño Cornbread Recipes

CHEDDAR-JALAPENO CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. In a large bowl, stir together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. In a medium bowl, whisk together melted butter, buttermilk, and eggs. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture and stir just until combined (do not overmix). Stir 1 1/4 cups grated cheddar, corn kernels, and jalapenos into batter. Transfer batter to pan and smooth top. Top with 1/4 cup grated cheddar.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack, 15 minutes, before serving.

JALAPEñO CHEDDAR CORNBREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Set your 10-inch cast iron on the stove.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the shredded cheddar and diced jalapeños and toss the dry ingredients together.
• Place the skillet over medium-high heat and add the butter. When melted, swirl it around so that it coats the entire bottom of the pan, as well as the sides. Turn the heat off.
• In a medium bowl or a large measuring cup, measure out the buttermilk, whisk in the eggs, and neutral oil. Lastly, pour in the melted butter (some butter remaining in the pan is great! don't scrape it clean with a spatula). Whisk until combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix no flecks of flour remain, being sure not to overmix the cornbread. Pour the batter into the buttered cast iron skillet and immediately transfer to the oven to bake until golden brown on top and until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes
• In a small skillet set over medium heat. Add the scallions and cook until bright green and softened, about 1 minute. Add a pinch of salt and mix.
• In a small bowl, add the softened butter and scallions. Mix together until combined. Add to a small bowl and sprinkle the top with flaky sea salt.
• Serve with warm cornbread.

JALAPENO AND CHEDDAR CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-low heat, melt 1 tablespoon butter. If using an 8-inch-square baking dish instead, simply grease the bottom of the dish with some of the butter and place the remainder in the bottom of the dish. Set the skillet or dish aside.
• Sift the flour blend, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda together into a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, mix the buttermilk and eggs together well. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients to thoroughly mix.
• Fold in the cheese, creamed corn, green onions and chiles and stir until well combined.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared skillet or baking dish and dab a bit more butter on top. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the top is golden brown. Leave to cool in the pan or dish a few minutes before slicing and serving while warm.

JALAPENO AND CHEDDAR CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Lightly grease an oblong 9 x 11 baking pan or coat with cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine cornmeal, salt, sugar, and baking soda.
• Stir in cheese, corn, jalapeños, buttermilk and eggs, just enough to blend.
• Stir in the melted butter.
• Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the cornbread is golden and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and let cool in pan 15 minutes then cool on wire rack.

CHEDDAR JALAPEñO CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Add the oil to the 10" (25 cm) Cast Iron Skillet and place it in the oven. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Grate the cheese with the Microplane® Adjustable Coarse Grater. Whisk the buttermilk, eggs, and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Stir in the cheese, jalapeños, and butter.In a separate small mixing bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and whisk together. Once the oven is preheated, carefully remove the skillet from the oven and pour in the batter. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the edges are dark brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

BACON CHEDDAR JALAPENO CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Fry bacon in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate; reserve remaining bacon grease in skillet. Crumble bacon.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place skillet with bacon grease in oven.
• Combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk milk, buttermilk, butter, and eggs in another bowl; stir milk mixture into flour mixture until just combined. Batter will be slightly lumpy. Fold in Cheddar cheese and jalapeno peppers. Allow batter to rest at room temperature for 10 minutes.
• Pour batter into hot skillet and sprinkle with crumbled bacon, gently pressing bacon into batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before slicing.