Mrs. Patti’s Mexican Cornbread

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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

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a large cast-iron skillet.

Whisk cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; beat sour cream and eggs into cornmeal mixture until thoroughly combined. Stir cream-style corn, onion, vegetable oil, and jalapeno peppers into batter.

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.

Bake in the preheated oven until set and the cheese topping is melted and browned, about 45 minutes.

Preparation time: 15 mins
Cook time: 45 mins
Total time: 1 hr
Servings: 8 – Yield: 8 servings

Nutrition:

Calories:555.1

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