Chile Cheese Cornbread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups frozen corn kernels
• 1/4 lb monterey jack cheese or 1/4 lb cheddar cheese
• 2 jalapeno peppers
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 10 tablespoons butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 thaw the corn.
• 2 preheat oven to 375 degrees and butter a 9-inch cast-iron skillet.
• 3 cut cheese into slices about 1/4 inch thick.
• 4 slice the peppers.
• 5 combine cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
• 6 stir in corn.
• 7 melt the butter.
• 8 mix together eggs, sour cream and melted butter.
• 9 pour mixture into cornmeal mixture and stir until combined but still bumpy.
• 10 pour half of the batter into the prepared skillet.
• 11 cover with the cheese and peppers.
• 12 pour in the remaining batter and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30-40 minutes.
• 13 serve warm from the skillet.