Southern Living Jalapeno Cornbread Recipes

JALAPENO CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400° and grease a 9 x 9" baking dish. Line bottom of the dish with parchment paper with 3" extensions on end for lift.
• Beat butter and granulated sugar together in a large bowl until smooth.
• In a separate bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In a third bowl stir together buttermilk, honey, and eggs.
• Add ½ of the milk mixture, then ½ of the dry mixture into the sugar/butter mixture, whisking after each addition. Repeat with the rest of the ingredients. Stir in the jalapenos.
• Spread mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 25 minutes. If a toothpick inserted in the middle does not come out clean, cover the cornbread with aluminium foil and bake for an additional 10 - 15 minutes as needed. Let cool on a wire rack for about 20 minutes before slicing.

JALAPEñO CORNBREAD STICKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Place 2 (7-stick [5 1/2-inch-long]) cast-iron corn stick pans on a rimmed baking sheet. Transfer baking sheet to oven. Preheat 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
• Cook corn, jalapeño, scallions, and 8 tablespoons of the butter in a skillet over medium, stirring often, until mixture is softened, about 3 minutes. Set aside; cool 5 minutes.
• Whisk together eggs, half-and-half, and sugar in a bowl. Add to flour mixture, whisking until smooth. Stir in jalapeño mixture and cheese.
• Remove hot corn stick pans from oven. Brush molds evenly with remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Divide batter evenly among molds (about 3 tablespoons each). Bake until sticks are puffed and golden brown, 14 to 16 minutes. Serve warm, or turn sticks out onto a wire rack and cool completely, about 30 minutes.

SOUTHERN-STYLE JALAPENO CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Oven rack: lower middle position 450 degrees. Grease 9" round or 8" square pan.
• Measure 2/3 cup (96 g) cornmeal into medium bowl.
• Mix remaining cornmeal, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in small bowl; set aside.
• Pour boiling water all at once into the 2/3 cup (96 g) cornmeal; stir to make a stiff mush. Whisk in buttermilk gradually, breaking up lumps until smooth, then whisk in egg, followed by corn.
• When oven is preheated, stir dry ingredients into mush until just moistened.
• Pour hot bacon fat (or melted butter) into the batter and stir to incorporate, then quickly pour 1/2 batter into baking pan. Layer onions & jalapeno, then cheese, top with remaining batter.
• Bake until golden brown, about 30-35 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes, then serve.