Jalapeno Cast Iron Cornbread
Jalapeno Cast Iron Cornbread
Jalapeno Cast Iron Cornbread
Serves 4
5 slices bacon
2 cup cornmeal
1 cup butter milk, plus a little more to adjust
2-4 each fresh jalapenos, sliced inch slices (you can use pickled if you prefer)
1 cup Jack cheese, shredded
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 Tbs. butter or bacon fat, melted
1. Preheat a 10 inch cast iron skillet on medium heat, and cook the bacon
until crispy. Set the bacon on a paper towel to drain and reserve the fat.
Chop the bacon into small pieces like bacon bits.
2. Combine the cornmeal and buttermilk and allow to stand at room
temperature for 30 minutes. Stir in the jalapenos and cheese into the
buttermilk and cornmeal. Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder
into a mixing bowl. Combine the egg, brown sugar, bacon and melted
butter to the cornmeal mixture and mix until smooth. Combine the wet
and dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Adjust consistency with
buttermilk.
3. Pour the batter back into the cast iron skillet and bake at 350F for fifteen
minutes or until set. Check the center with a toothpick or pairing knife.