Spicy Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread

Delicious spicy jalapeño cheddar cornbread with fresh jalapeños and melted cheese. Perfect for famil.

If you’ve never made your own cornbread before, there’s no better place to start than with this Spicy Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread. Not only does it have all the wonderfully comforting flavours of cornbread, but also the added spiciness of the jalapeño (which is adjustable) and the tang of cheddar. Frankly, it’s downright delicious.

Spicy Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread

Recipe by Stay at Home Mum
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Course: Baking, RecipesCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings
+

4

servings
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking time

10

minutes
Calories

150

kcal
Total time

1

hour 

10

minutes
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Ingredients

  • 3.5 cups Plain flour

  • 1 cup Polenta

  • 2 tbsp Honey-overflowing

  • 2 tbsp Baking powder

  • 2 tsp Salt

  • 2 cups Milk

  • 3 large Eggs-lightly beaten

  • 225 gram Unsalted butter-melted, plus more to grease

  • 1.75 cups Cheddar cheese-grated

  • 4 Jalapeños -minced, seeds removed

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, polenta, honey, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, mix together the eggs, milk and butter.
  • With a wooden spoon or non-stick stirrer, combine the wet and dry ingredients until most of the lumps have gone. Do not over-mix.
  • To this add in most of the cheddar (reserve some to sprinkle on top) and the minced jalapeños. Allow the mix to sit at room temperature for around 20 minutes, to allow flavours to spread.
  • Halfway into the waiting period, preheat oven to 180 degrees and grease a springform pan or baking dish.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top flat, and sprinkle with the rest of the cheddar. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Cut into squares or slabs, and serve warmed or at room temperature.

Now, many American recipes for cornbread call for cornmeal, which is typically sold in Australia as polenta.

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Clare Whitfield Chief Editor
Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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