Cheese and jalapeño cornbread

Cheese and jalapeño cornbread

The perfect way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, on the 5th of May, with one of Latin America's culinary delights, cheese and jalapeño cornbread. Ideal for sharing at your Mexican fiesta!

  • Preparation: 10 mins
  • Cooking: 25 mins
  • Serves: 16

What you need:

  • 200g yellow cornmeal or polenta flour
  • 100g plain flour, sifted
  • 2 tsp, baking powder
  • 1 tbsp Discovery Fajita Seasoning Mix
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 50g mature cheddar, grated
  • 1 tbsp Discovery Red Jalapeños
  • 350ml milk
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 egg

What you do:

  1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees
  2. Grease and line 22cm square cake tin
  3. Mix together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, seasoning, sugar, salt, cheese and Jalapenos
  4. Beat together milk, oil and egg
  5. Stir into cornmeal mixture to make a smooth batter
  6. Cook in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until set and browned
  7. Turn out of tin, cut into squares and serve warm

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