Southern Living Jalapeno Cornbread Food

JALAPENO CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Chop onion.
• Grate Cheese.
• Beat eggs in large mixing bowl.
• Stir in creamed corn, sour cream and oil.
• Fold in onion, cheese, and jalapenos.
• Add cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt.
• Mix well.
• Pour batter into greased 13 x 9 inch baking dish and bake at 350º until cooked through and golden brown on top, approximately 1 hour.
• *Note*You may need to place foil on top if cornbread is getting too brown on top but not yet cooked in the center.

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.

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 LIVING CRAWFISH CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400º. Heat a 12-inch (1 1/2-inch deep) cast-iron skillet in oven for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper; saute 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Remove from heat. Stir in jalapenos.
• Stir together milk, oil, and eggs in a large bowl. Stir in corn, cheese, onion mixture, and chopped green onion.
• Stir together cornmeal and next 5 ingredients just until blended. Stir in milk mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in crawfish. Pour into hot cast-iron skillet.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately.
• Note: To make cornbread in a baking dish, prepare recipe as directed, beginning with step 2. Pour batter into a well-greased 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Proceed with recipe as directed, increasing bake time to 50 minutes.
• Shrimp Cornbread: Substitute 1 pound raw shrimp, peeled, deveined and coarsely chopped.

JALAPENO-CHEDDAR CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Place an 8-inch cast iron skillet in the oven and preheat to 400°F Let the pan get good and hot.
• In a large bowl, mix corn meal, sour cream, corn, oil, eggs and salt with a rubber spatula until all ingredients are incorporated.
• Mix in the cheddar and jalapenos.
• Remove the pan from the oven (use a thick mitt, the handle will be very hot) and place the bacon fat in it. Return to oven for a few minutes until fat melts and gets good and hot.
• Remove pan from oven and pour mixture into the center of the pan, letting it spread to the sides.
• Return pan to oven and bake for 30 minutes.
• Slice into wedges for serving. Do not let the bread cool in the pan -- it will stick.
• Great served still piping hot, or later when cooled.

BUTTERMILK JALAPENO CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Sift together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Add eggs, milk and oil or melted shortening. Beat until just smooth-do not overbeat.
• Turn into a greased 9x9x2 inch baking pan. Bake in a 425: oven for 20-25 minutes.
• Can add drained corn, bacon, finely chopped jalapeno peppers etc. for a different taste.

MOIST JALAPENO CORN BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk and oil. Add to the dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. Stir in jalapenos. Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan., Bake at 400° for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cut into squares or wedges. Serve warm.