Jalapeno Johnny Cake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups cornmeal
• 2 cups milk
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped finely
• 1/2 cup grated tex mexican blend cheese
• 4 eggs, beaten slightly
• oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 put dry ingredients (except for the jalapeño pepper and cheese in one bowl and wet ingredients in another).
• 2 mix together a little at a time and let sit for fifteen minutes, occasionally stirring.
• 3 then put about a tsp or two of oil in a frying pan and make it hot.
• 4 just before frying the johnny cakes, add the cheese and jalapeño peppers and stir well.
• 5 drop by pot spoons onto a hot griddle just as you would if you were making pancakes. wait till bubbles form on top and then flip and fry on the other side until golden brown.
• 6 serve with jalapeno dip, sour cream or eat plain.