Jalapeno-bacon Cornbread

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon
• 1/4 cup green onion, minced
• 1/4 cup jalapeno pepper, diced (pickled or bottled)
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup plain yogurt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 cook bacon until crisp and drain on paper towel.
• 3 grease a 9" pan with bacon drippings.
• 4 crumble bacon into a bowl and add green onion, jalepenos, cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• 5 in a separate bowl, beat egg and add yogurt, milk, and melted butter.
• 6 whisk until smooth.
• 7 pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
• 8 pour mixture into pan and sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
• 9 bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the pan comes out clean.
• 10 serve warm.