Mrs. Patti’s Mexican Cornbread

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Description

Cornbread with a touch of spice.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups yellow cornmeal
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 (14 ounce) can cream-style corn
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • ⅔ cup vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup chopped jalapeno peppers, or to taste
  • 3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a large cast-iron skillet.
  2. Whisk cornmeal
  3. baking powder
  4. and salt in a bowl; beat sour cream and eggs into cornmeal mixture until thoroughly combined. Stir cream-style corn
  5. onion
  6. vegetable oil
  7. and jalapeno peppers into batter.
  8. Pour half the batter into prepared cast-iron skillet; spread 1 cup Cheddar cheese over batter. Pour in remaining batter and spread remaining 2 cups Cheddar cheese on top.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven until set and the cheese topping is melted and browned
  10. about 45 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 8

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